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 density was 8.7 people per square mile.
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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 415 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 270 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 415 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP TOT | 872 |
| Total population | 872 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 587 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 863 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 137 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 137 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 137 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 704 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,384 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,910 |
| Acres of hay crops | 760 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,622 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,006 |
| Acres of oats | 272 |
| Acres of potatoes | 234 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 202 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 537 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 537 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 534 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,467 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,112 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,826 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 863 |
| BWT BU | 534 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 760 |
| HAY TONS | 508 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,072 |
| Number of ducks | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 16 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 9 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 34 |
| Number of milk cows | 154 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 116 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 340 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 58 |
| Number of swine | 214 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 174 |
| OAT AC | 272 |
| OAT BU | 3,467 |
| PEA BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 22,112 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,173 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,300 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 508 |
| WHT AC | 202 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,826 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,300 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 268 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 587 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,173 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 9 |
| DUCKS | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 863 |
| GEESE | 16 |
| GRA BU | 354 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,072 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 34 |
| HOUSES | 137 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 137 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 137 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 135 |
| MD TOT | 270 |
| MILK COWS | 154 |
| NAME CD | Gloucester |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 116 |
| OTHERS | 9 |
| SHEEP | 340 |
| SHEEP KS | 58 |
| SUP AM | 2,622 |
| SUP FOR | 10,384 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 704 |
| SUP SC | 1,910 |
| SUP TOT | 13,006 |
| SWINE | 214 |
| SWINE KS | 174 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 863 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 59 |
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/.