St. Patrick, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Patrick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 921. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7401996. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.238°N, 66.993°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Patrick had a population of 921: 472 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,355 |
| 1881 | 1,123 |
| 1891 | 921 |
| 1901 | 755 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 649 |
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. Patrick shared boundaries with:
- Dumbarton
- St. Andrews, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse
- St. George, Town & Parish — Ville et Paroisse
- Ste. Croix
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 449 |
| Number of males | 472 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 141 |
| Number of married persons | 282 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 449 |
| POP M | 472 |
| POP TOT | 921 |
| Total population | 921 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 590 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 921 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 41 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,796 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,528 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,244 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,342 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,085 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,613 |
| Acres of oats | 398 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of turnips | 78 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 41 |
| BAR BU | 673 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 673 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,396 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,377 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,015 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23,432 |
| BWT BU | 1,396 |
| HAY AC | 2,342 |
| HAY TONS | 2,059 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 220 |
| Number of chickens | 2,348 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 155 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 14 |
| Number of geese | 81 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 183 |
| Number of milk cows | 627 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 529 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 1,160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 533 |
| Number of swine | 224 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 181 |
| Number of turkeys | 116 |
| OAT AC | 398 |
| OAT BU | 8,377 |
| PEA BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 12,015 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 425 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,825 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,885 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,059 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 39 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,885 |
| CATTLE KS | 220 |
| CHEESE LB | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 276 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 314 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 590 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,825 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 81 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,348 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 183 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 109 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 141 |
| MD MALE | 141 |
| MD TOT | 282 |
| MILK COWS | 627 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 14 |
| OC P | 155 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 529 |
| OTHERS | 921 |
| SHEEP | 1,160 |
| SHEEP KS | 533 |
| SUP AM | 6,085 |
| SUP FOR | 19,528 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 2,796 |
| SUP SC | 3,244 |
| SUP TOT | 25,613 |
| SWINE | 224 |
| SWINE KS | 181 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 78 |
| TUR BU | 23,432 |
| TURKEY | 116 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7401996
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Patrick
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. Patrick, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-patrick-nb013014-1891/.