Ste. Croix, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Ste. Croix was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 67.112°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Croix had a population of 674: 359 male and 315 female residents. Population density was 20.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 747 |
| 1891 | 674 |
| 1901 | 558 |
| 1911 | 462 |
| 1921 | 401 |
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, Ste. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 315 |
| Number of males | 359 |
| Number of married females | 107 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 213 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 315 |
| POP M | 359 |
| POP TOT | 674 |
| Total population | 674 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 434 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 673 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 121 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 120 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 91 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,158 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,063 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,203 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,124 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,404 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,467 |
| Acres of oats | 363 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of turnips | 194 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 302 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,559 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,837 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 72,866 |
| BWT BU | 1,351 |
| HAY AC | 2,124 |
| HAY TONS | 1,604 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 2,706 |
| Number of ducks | 76 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 120 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 199 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 34 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 166 |
| Number of milk cows | 409 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 124 |
| Number of other cattle | 328 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 565 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 358 |
| Number of swine | 379 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 133 |
| Number of turkeys | 599 |
| OAT AC | 363 |
| OAT BU | 7,559 |
| PEA BU | 76 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 11,837 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 21 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,867 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,833 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,604 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 188 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 23 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 62 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,833 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHEESE LB | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 434 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,867 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 34 |
| DUCKS | 76 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 199 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,706 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 166 |
| HOUSES | 121 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 91 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 120 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 107 |
| MD MALE | 106 |
| MD TOT | 213 |
| MILK COWS | 409 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 120 |
| OC TOT | 124 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 328 |
| OTHERS | 673 |
| SHEEP | 565 |
| SHEEP KS | 358 |
| SUP AM | 6,404 |
| SUP FOR | 9,063 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 3,158 |
| SUP SC | 3,203 |
| SUP TOT | 15,467 |
| SWINE | 379 |
| SWINE KS | 133 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 121 |
| TUR AC | 194 |
| TUR BU | 72,866 |
| TURKEY | 599 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Croix_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sainte-Croix
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). "Ste. Croix, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/ste-croix-nb013010-1891/.