St. Mary, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Mary was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.394°N, 64.859°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Mary had a population of 2,389: 1,201 male and 1,188 female residents. Population density was 22.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,087 |
| 1881 | 2,904 |
| 1891 | 2,389 |
| 1901 | 2,449 |
| 1911 | 2,435 |
| 1921 | 2,342 |
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. Mary, 1881 (63.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Mary shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 368 |
| Number of families | 368 |
| Number of females | 1,188 |
| Number of males | 1,201 |
| Number of married females | 329 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 656 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 1,188 |
| POP M | 1,201 |
| POP TOT | 2,389 |
| Total population | 2,389 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 856 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,675 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,992 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 397 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 343 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 343 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 77 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 191 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 152 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 343 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 49 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,083 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,055 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,567 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,661 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,681 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,736 |
| Acres of oats | 1,888 |
| Acres of potatoes | 565 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 273 |
| BAR AC | 49 |
| BAR BU | 541 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 541 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,030 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,508 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,065 |
| BWT BU | 11,030 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 3,661 |
| HAY TONS | 2,113 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 398 |
| Number of chickens | 5,826 |
| Number of ducks | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 344 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 116 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 312 |
| Number of milk cows | 709 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 348 |
| Number of other cattle | 849 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 106 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,856 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 553 |
| Number of swine | 397 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 457 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 1,888 |
| OAT BU | 24,508 |
| PEA BU | 47 |
| POT AC | 565 |
| POT BU | 57,111 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,119 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 856 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,113 |
| WHT AC | 273 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,665 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 106 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 133 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,450 |
| CATTLE KS | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 819 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 856 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,675 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,119 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 368 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 856 |
| FRN CA | 1,992 |
| GEESE | 116 |
| GRA BU | 145 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,826 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 312 |
| HOUSES | 343 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 191 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 85 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 152 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 343 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 329 |
| MD MALE | 327 |
| MD TOT | 656 |
| MILK COWS | 709 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 344 |
| OC TOT | 348 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 849 |
| OTHERS | 397 |
| SHEEP | 1,856 |
| SHEEP KS | 553 |
| SUP AM | 12,681 |
| SUP FOR | 24,055 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 4,083 |
| SUP SC | 8,567 |
| SUP TOT | 36,736 |
| SWINE | 397 |
| SWINE KS | 457 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 343 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,065 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026008— 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. Mary, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-mary-nb015007-1891/.