St. Stephen, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
St. Stephen, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,680. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2358467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.198°N, 67.280°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Stephen, Town—Ville had a population of 2,680: 1,286 male and 1,394 female residents. Population density was 1203.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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. Stephen, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 584 |
| Number of families | 584 |
| Number of females | 1,394 |
| Number of males | 1,286 |
| Number of married females | 490 |
| Number of married males | 488 |
| Number of married persons | 978 |
| Number of widowed females | 104 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 141 |
| POP F | 1,394 |
| POP M | 1,286 |
| POP TOT | 2,680 |
| Total population | 2,680 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 800 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,561 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,680 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 562 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 549 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 276 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 277 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 350 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 562 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 119 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 838 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 181 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 616 |
| Acres of hay crops | 578 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,573 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,754 |
| Acres of oats | 12 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 66 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 268 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,964 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 900 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 578 |
| HAY TONS | 698 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 45 |
| Number of chickens | 1,984 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 288 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 79 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 320 |
| Number of milk cows | 191 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 370 |
| Number of other cattle | 70 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 341 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1 |
| Number of swine | 118 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 12 |
| OAT BU | 268 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 1,964 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,625 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 698 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 200 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,625 |
| CATTLE KS | 45 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 800 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 761 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,561 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 584 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,984 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 320 |
| HOUSES | 562 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 276 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 350 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 277 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 549 |
| INF 11 A | 341 |
| MD FEM | 490 |
| MD MALE | 488 |
| MD TOT | 978 |
| MILK COWS | 191 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 79 |
| OC P | 288 |
| OC TOT | 370 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 70 |
| OTHERS | 2,680 |
| SHEEP KS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 1,573 |
| SUP FOR | 181 |
| SUP JV | 119 |
| SUP PAT | 838 |
| SUP SC | 616 |
| SUP TOT | 1,754 |
| SWINE | 118 |
| SWINE KS | 125 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 562 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 900 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| WID FEM | 104 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 141 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
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, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-stephen-town-ville-nb013016-1891/.