Stanley, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Stanley was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365934. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.503°N, 66.668°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanley had a population of 2,406: 1,302 male and 1,104 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,756 |
| 1881 | 2,232 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,543 |
| 1911 | 2,843 |
| 1921 | 2,679 |
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, Stanley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,406 total population, 1,302 males, 1,104 females, 710 married persons, 378 families, 357 married females, 353 married males, 78 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 6.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,618 single persons under 18, 913 single males under 18, 705 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,405 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 373 occupied houses, 368 houses, 368 houses built of wood, 209 houses of 1 story, 159 houses of 2 stories, 146 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 50 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 123,207 pounds of homemade butter, 52,326 acres of land in farms, 47,003 bushels of oats, 42,363 bushels of potatoes, 34,835 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,788 bushels of buckwheat, 17,491 acres of improved land in farms, 14,346 acres of farmland under crops, 7,348 bushels of turnips, 7,222 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,189 acres of hay crops, 4,811 chickens, 4,810 tons of hay, 3,038 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,324 acres of oats, 1,609 sheep, 1,318 milk cows, 1,037 other cattle, 943 bushels of spring wheat, 811 sheep slaughtered or sold, 570 swine slaughtered or sold, 485 horses aged over 3 years, 422 cattle killed or sold, 384 occupants of farms, 374 swine, 372 farm occupants who own their land, 281 acres of potatoes, 192 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 173 ducks, 161 geese, 160 horses aged 3 years and under, 134 turkeys, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 107 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 95 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 bushels of peas, 57 bushels of barley, 53 acres of wheat, 49 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 42 bushels of beans, 28 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 other fowl, 3 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365934
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Stanley
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). "Stanley, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/stanley-nb025019-1891/.