St. Jacques, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Jacques was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.560°N, 68.343°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Jacques had a population of 874: 455 male and 419 female residents. Population density was 3.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 766 |
| 1891 | 874 |
| 1901 | 1,073 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
| 1921 | 1,625 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Jacques, 1881 (78.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Jacques shared boundaries with:
- Cabano, Packington, & unorg. ter.—Ter. non-org.
- Eldon & Restigouche River
- Madawaska
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- St. Hilaire
- Ste. Rose du Dégelé
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 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 | 419 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 291 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 419 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 874 |
| Total population | 874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 298 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 553 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 794 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 80 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 121 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 126 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,924 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,269 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,568 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,956 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,494 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,763 |
| Acres of oats | 706 |
| Acres of potatoes | 69 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 268 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,185 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,723 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,326 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 355 |
| BWT BU | 10,185 |
| HAY AC | 1,956 |
| HAY TONS | 1,373 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 106 |
| Number of chickens | 921 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 136 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 173 |
| Number of milk cows | 250 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 138 |
| Number of other cattle | 188 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 776 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 373 |
| Number of swine | 229 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 239 |
| OAT AC | 706 |
| OAT BU | 9,723 |
| PEA BU | 487 |
| POT AC | 69 |
| POT BU | 12,326 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,232 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,385 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,373 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 81 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,385 |
| CATTLE KS | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 298 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 553 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,232 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 794 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 921 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 173 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 147 |
| MD MALE | 144 |
| MD TOT | 291 |
| MILK COWS | 250 |
| NAME CD | Victoria |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 136 |
| OC TOT | 138 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 188 |
| OTHERS | 80 |
| SHEEP | 776 |
| SHEEP KS | 373 |
| SUP AM | 6,494 |
| SUP FOR | 19,269 |
| SUP JV | 2 |
| SUP PAT | 1,924 |
| SUP SC | 4,568 |
| SUP TOT | 25,763 |
| SWINE | 229 |
| SWINE KS | 239 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 126 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 355 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Jacques, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-jacques-nb023012-1891/.