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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 674 total population, 359 males, 315 females, 213 married persons, 122 families, 107 married females, 106 married males, 27 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 434 single persons under 18, 245 single males under 18, 189 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 673 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 121 houses, 121 occupied houses, 120 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 72,866 bushels of turnips, 33,833 pounds of homemade butter, 15,467 acres of land in farms, 11,837 bushels of potatoes, 9,063 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,559 bushels of oats, 6,404 acres of improved land in farms, 3,203 acres of farmland under crops, 3,158 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,706 chickens, 2,124 acres of hay crops, 1,867 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,604 tons of hay, 1,351 bushels of buckwheat, 599 turkeys, 565 sheep, 409 milk cows, 379 swine, 363 acres of oats, 358 sheep slaughtered or sold, 328 other cattle, 302 bushels of barley, 199 geese, 194 acres of turnips, 188 bushels of spring wheat, 166 horses aged over 3 years, 133 swine slaughtered or sold, 124 cattle killed or sold, 124 occupants of farms, 120 farm occupants who own their land, 118 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of beans, 76 bushels of peas, 76 ducks, 62 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 other fowl, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 21 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 acres of wheat, 7 oxen, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.