St. Stephen's, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Stephen's was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 708. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.218°N, 67.323°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Stephen's had a population of 708: 344 male and 364 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,163 |
| 1891 | 708 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Stephen, 1901 (87.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Stephen's shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 708 total population, 364 females, 344 males, 231 married persons, 138 families, 117 married females, 114 married males, 34 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 443 single persons under 18, 228 single females under 18, 215 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 708 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 138 occupied houses, 137 houses, 137 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,555 pounds of homemade butter, 12,689 acres of land in farms, 6,453 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,236 acres of improved land in farms, 6,187 bushels of potatoes, 3,867 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,710 bushels of oats, 2,580 bushels of turnips, 2,350 acres of farmland under crops, 1,735 tons of hay, 1,732 chickens, 1,672 acres of hay crops, 534 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 523 bushels of buckwheat, 446 bushels of barley, 424 milk cows, 214 other cattle, 200 bushels of beans, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 157 swine, 157 swine slaughtered or sold, 151 sheep, 145 acres of oats, 135 occupants of farms, 128 farm occupants who own their land, 96 cattle killed or sold, 63 acres of potatoes, 46 horses aged 3 years and under, 45 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 44 bushels of peas, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 sheep slaughtered or sold, 23 acres of barley, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 acres of turnips, 16 geese, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 turkeys, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 bushels of corn, 4 bushels of spring wheat, 2 ducks, 2 employees on farms, 2 oxen, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB013015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875636
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Stephen_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. Stephen's, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-stephen-s-nb013015-1891/.