St. Paul, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.331°N, 65.009°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Paul had a population of 1,040: 546 male and 494 female residents. Population density was 11.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,040 |
| 1901 | 1,141 |
| 1911 | 1,391 |
| 1921 | 1,215 |
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. Paul 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 | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 494 |
| Number of males | 546 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 494 |
| POP M | 546 |
| POP TOT | 1,040 |
| Total population | 1,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 699 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 964 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 76 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 151 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 151 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 151 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,857 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,578 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,787 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,129 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,662 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,240 |
| Acres of oats | 406 |
| Acres of potatoes | 193 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 81 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 162 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,292 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,206 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,514 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 494 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 833 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 308 |
| BWT BU | 5,292 |
| CRN BU | 25 |
| HAY AC | 1,129 |
| HAY TONS | 749 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 146 |
| Number of chickens | 2,291 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 55 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 108 |
| Number of milk cows | 253 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 268 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 731 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 175 |
| Number of swine | 131 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 406 |
| OAT BU | 6,206 |
| PEA BU | 57 |
| POT AC | 193 |
| POT BU | 17,514 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,068 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,772 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 749 |
| WHT AC | 81 |
| WHT FALL BU | 308 |
| WHT SP BU | 494 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 39 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,772 |
| CATTLE KS | 146 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 381 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 699 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,068 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 964 |
| GEESE | 55 |
| GRA BU | 176 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,291 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 108 |
| HOUSES | 151 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 45 |
| HOUSES W | 151 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 155 |
| MD MALE | 155 |
| MD TOT | 310 |
| MILK COWS | 253 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 268 |
| OTHERS | 76 |
| SHEEP | 731 |
| SHEEP KS | 175 |
| SUP AM | 5,662 |
| SUP FOR | 11,578 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 2,857 |
| SUP SC | 2,787 |
| SUP TOT | 17,240 |
| SWINE | 131 |
| SWINE KS | 169 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 151 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 833 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 21 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7400773
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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. Paul, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-paul-nb015008-1891/.