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 density was 2.9 people per square mile.
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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 1,104 |
| Number of males | 1,302 |
| Number of married females | 357 |
| Number of married males | 353 |
| Number of married persons | 710 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP F | 1,104 |
| POP M | 1,302 |
| POP TOT | 2,406 |
| Total population | 2,406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 705 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 913 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,618 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,405 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 368 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 368 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 209 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 159 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 146 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 373 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 107 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,038 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,835 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,346 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,189 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,491 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,326 |
| Acres of oats | 2,324 |
| Acres of potatoes | 281 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 53 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 57 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,788 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,003 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,363 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 943 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,348 |
| BWT BU | 19,788 |
| HAY AC | 5,189 |
| HAY TONS | 4,810 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 422 |
| Number of chickens | 4,811 |
| Number of ducks | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 372 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 161 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 160 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 485 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,318 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 384 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,037 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 192 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,609 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 811 |
| Number of swine | 374 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 570 |
| Number of turkeys | 134 |
| OAT AC | 2,324 |
| OAT BU | 47,003 |
| PEA BU | 64 |
| POT AC | 281 |
| POT BU | 42,363 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,222 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 123,207 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,810 |
| WHT AC | 53 |
| WHT SP BU | 943 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 95 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 49 |
| A 51 100 | 192 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 123,207 |
| CATTLE KS | 422 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 705 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 913 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,618 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,222 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 160 |
| DUCKS | 173 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 161 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,811 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 485 |
| HOUSES | 368 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 209 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 146 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 159 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 368 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 357 |
| MD MALE | 353 |
| MD TOT | 710 |
| MILK COWS | 1,318 |
| NAME CD | York |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 372 |
| OC TOT | 384 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,037 |
| OTHERS | 2,405 |
| SHEEP | 1,609 |
| SHEEP KS | 811 |
| SUP AM | 17,491 |
| SUP FOR | 34,835 |
| SUP JV | 107 |
| SUP PAT | 3,038 |
| SUP SC | 14,346 |
| SUP TOT | 52,326 |
| SWINE | 374 |
| SWINE KS | 570 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 373 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 7,348 |
| TURKEY | 134 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
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/.