St. James, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. James was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,266. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 67.343°W.
Population
In 1891, St. James had a population of 2,266: 1,216 male and 1,050 female residents. Population density was 10.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,606 |
| 1881 | 2,697 |
| 1891 | 2,266 |
| 1901 | 1,860 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,476 |
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. James shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 406 |
| Number of families | 406 |
| Number of females | 1,050 |
| Number of males | 1,216 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 346 |
| Number of married persons | 692 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 121 |
| POP F | 1,050 |
| POP M | 1,216 |
| POP TOT | 2,266 |
| Total population | 2,266 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 825 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,453 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,265 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 402 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 401 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 396 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 226 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 150 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,850 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,821 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,997 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,097 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,997 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,818 |
| Acres of oats | 1,194 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of turnips | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 40 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 427 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 427 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 508 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,373 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,555 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,493 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,285 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 157 |
| BWT BU | 3,373 |
| CRN BU | 50 |
| HAY AC | 6,097 |
| HAY TONS | 5,475 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 493 |
| Number of chickens | 6,122 |
| Number of ducks | 40 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 396 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 124 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 118 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 473 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,432 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 427 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,085 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 10 |
| Number of sheep | 1,515 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 761 |
| Number of swine | 361 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 426 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 1,194 |
| OAT BU | 20,555 |
| PEA BU | 140 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 28,493 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 360 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,202 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 136,175 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,475 |
| WHT AC | 40 |
| WHT FALL BU | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 315 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 111 |
| A 11 50 | 88 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 188 |
| BEN BU | 508 |
| BUTTER LB | 136,175 |
| CATTLE KS | 493 |
| CHEESE LB | 360 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 628 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 825 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,453 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,202 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 118 |
| DUCKS | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 406 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 124 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,122 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 473 |
| HOUSES | 402 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 91 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 396 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 226 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 39 |
| HOUSES W | 401 |
| INF 11 A | 10 |
| MD FEM | 346 |
| MD MALE | 346 |
| MD TOT | 692 |
| MILK COWS | 1,432 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 396 |
| OC TOT | 427 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,085 |
| OTHERS | 2,265 |
| SHEEP | 1,515 |
| SHEEP KS | 761 |
| SUP AM | 14,997 |
| SUP FOR | 34,821 |
| SUP JV | 150 |
| SUP PAT | 5,850 |
| SUP SC | 8,997 |
| SUP TOT | 49,818 |
| SWINE | 361 |
| SWINE KS | 426 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 403 |
| TUR AC | 63 |
| TUR BU | 9,285 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 121 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365900
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-James
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. James, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-james-nb013013-1891/.