St. Isidore, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Isidore was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.556°N, 65.064°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Isidore had a population of 872: 457 male and 415 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 872 |
| 1901 | 1,087 |
| 1911 | 1,382 |
| 1921 | 1,810 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Isidore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 872 total population, 457 males, 415 females, 270 married persons, 147 families, 135 married females, 135 married males, 15 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5.90 average size of families, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 587 single persons under 18, 319 single males under 18, 268 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 863 French Canadians, 9 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 138 occupied houses, 137 houses, 137 houses built of wood, 137 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 2 rooms, 29 houses of 1 room, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,112 bushels of potatoes, 13,006 acres of land in farms, 10,384 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,300 pounds of homemade butter, 3,467 bushels of oats, 2,622 acres of improved land in farms, 1,910 acres of farmland under crops, 1,826 bushels of spring wheat, 1,173 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,072 chickens, 863 bushels of turnips, 760 acres of hay crops, 704 acres of farmland in pasture, 537 bushels of barley, 534 bushels of buckwheat, 508 tons of hay, 354 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 340 sheep, 272 acres of oats, 234 acres of potatoes, 214 swine, 202 acres of wheat, 174 swine slaughtered or sold, 154 milk cows, 150 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 116 other cattle, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 oxen, 58 sheep slaughtered or sold, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 acres of barley, 45 bushels of rye, 45 cattle killed or sold, 43 bushels of peas, 34 horses aged over 3 years, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 geese, 14 acres of turnips, 14 other fowl, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 bushels of beans, 6 bushels of corn, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 ducks, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025007_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365897
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Isidore_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Isidore
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Isidore, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-isidore-nb014006-1891/.