St. Marys, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Marys was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.168°N, 66.493°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Marys had a population of 3,354: 1,668 male and 1,686 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,885 |
| 1881 | 3,873 |
| 1891 | 3,354 |
| 1901 | 3,611 |
| 1911 | 3,857 |
| 1921 | 1,910 |
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. Marys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 633 |
| Number of families | 633 |
| Number of females | 1,686 |
| Number of males | 1,668 |
| Number of married females | 577 |
| Number of married males | 573 |
| Number of married persons | 1,150 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 149 |
| POP F | 1,686 |
| POP M | 1,668 |
| POP TOT | 3,354 |
| Total population | 3,354 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,011 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,044 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,055 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,354 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 21 |
| Number of houses | 562 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 560 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 249 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 312 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 314 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 583 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,877 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 46,542 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,947 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,027 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,907 |
| Acres of land in farms | 57,449 |
| Acres of oats | 969 |
| Acres of potatoes | 386 |
| Acres of turnips | 43 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 612 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 612 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,610 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,696 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,407 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 276 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,586 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 95 |
| BWT BU | 6,610 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 4,027 |
| HAY TONS | 4,848 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 595 |
| Number of chickens | 4,846 |
| Number of ducks | 135 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 426 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 130 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 173 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 466 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,159 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 447 |
| Number of other cattle | 779 |
| Number of other fowl | 31 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 169 |
| Number of sheep | 1,407 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 740 |
| Number of swine | 414 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 493 |
| Number of turkeys | 160 |
| OAT AC | 969 |
| OAT BU | 23,696 |
| PEA BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 386 |
| POT BU | 53,407 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,560 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,802 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 92,583 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,848 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT FALL BU | 95 |
| WHT SP BU | 276 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 76 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 92,583 |
| CATTLE KS | 595 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,560 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,011 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,044 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,055 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,802 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 173 |
| DUCKS | 135 |
| FAMILIES | 633 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 130 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,846 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 466 |
| HOUSES | 562 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 67 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 314 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 312 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 560 |
| INF 11 A | 169 |
| MD FEM | 577 |
| MD MALE | 573 |
| MD TOT | 1,150 |
| MILK COWS | 1,159 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 426 |
| OC TOT | 447 |
| OTHER FOWL | 31 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 779 |
| OTHERS | 3,354 |
| SHEEP | 1,407 |
| SHEEP KS | 740 |
| SUP AM | 10,907 |
| SUP FOR | 46,542 |
| SUP JV | 83 |
| SUP PAT | 3,877 |
| SUP SC | 6,947 |
| SUP TOT | 57,449 |
| SWINE | 414 |
| SWINE KS | 493 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 583 |
| TUR AC | 43 |
| TUR BU | 9,586 |
| TURKEY | 160 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 21 |
| WID FEM | 98 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 149 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036012— 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. Marys, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-marys-nb025017-1891/.