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 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 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 921 total population, 472 males, 449 females, 282 married persons, 172 families, 141 married females, 141 married males, 49 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 590 single persons under 18, 314 single males under 18, 276 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 921 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 170 occupied houses, 165 houses of 1 story, 109 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,885 pounds of homemade butter, 25,613 acres of land in farms, 23,432 bushels of turnips, 19,528 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,015 bushels of potatoes, 8,377 bushels of oats, 6,085 acres of improved land in farms, 3,244 acres of farmland under crops, 2,825 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,796 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,348 chickens, 2,342 acres of hay crops, 2,059 tons of hay, 1,396 bushels of buckwheat, 1,160 sheep, 673 bushels of barley, 627 milk cows, 533 sheep slaughtered or sold, 529 other cattle, 425 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 398 acres of oats, 224 swine, 220 cattle killed or sold, 183 horses aged over 3 years, 181 swine slaughtered or sold, 169 occupants of farms, 155 farm occupants who own their land, 128 acres of potatoes, 116 turkeys, 81 geese, 78 acres of turnips, 70 bushels of beans, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 acres of barley, 39 bushels of spring wheat, 35 oxen, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 bushels of peas, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of wheat, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 ducks, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.