St. Louis, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Louis was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.690°N, 65.078°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Louis had a population of 2,120: 1,050 male and 1,070 female residents. Population density was 12.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,983 |
| 1881 | 2,135 |
| 1891 | 2,120 |
| 1901 | 2,278 |
| 1911 | 1,780 |
| 1921 | 1,862 |
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. Louis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 366 |
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 1,070 |
| Number of males | 1,050 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 635 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP F | 1,070 |
| POP M | 1,050 |
| POP TOT | 2,120 |
| Total population | 2,120 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 699 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 702 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,401 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,005 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 115 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 342 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 342 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 195 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 143 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 114 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 343 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,912 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,064 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,924 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,606 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,901 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,965 |
| Acres of oats | 1,997 |
| Acres of potatoes | 714 |
| Acres of turnips | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 406 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 393 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 393 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,239 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,450 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 95,558 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,201 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,350 |
| BWT BU | 6,239 |
| CRN BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 3,606 |
| HAY TONS | 2,204 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 405 |
| Number of chickens | 8,405 |
| Number of ducks | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 305 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 488 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 65 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 321 |
| Number of milk cows | 708 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 332 |
| Number of other cattle | 932 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 15 |
| Number of sheep | 1,971 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 703 |
| Number of swine | 849 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 564 |
| Number of turkeys | 139 |
| OAT AC | 1,997 |
| OAT BU | 26,450 |
| PEA BU | 51 |
| POT AC | 714 |
| POT BU | 95,558 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,177 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,979 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,204 |
| WHT AC | 406 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,201 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 92 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 125 |
| BEN BU | 105 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,979 |
| CATTLE KS | 405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 699 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 702 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,401 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,177 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 65 |
| DUCKS | 206 |
| FAMILIES | 366 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 2,005 |
| GEESE | 488 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,405 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 321 |
| HOUSES | 342 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 195 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 114 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 80 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 342 |
| INF 11 A | 15 |
| MD FEM | 318 |
| MD MALE | 317 |
| MD TOT | 635 |
| MILK COWS | 708 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 305 |
| OC TOT | 332 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 932 |
| OTHERS | 115 |
| SHEEP | 1,971 |
| SHEEP KS | 703 |
| SUP AM | 10,901 |
| SUP FOR | 22,064 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 2,912 |
| SUP SC | 7,924 |
| SUP TOT | 32,965 |
| SWINE | 849 |
| SWINE KS | 564 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 343 |
| TUR AC | 33 |
| TUR BU | 6,350 |
| TURKEY | 139 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026007— 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. Louis, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-louis-nb015006-1891/.