Sussex, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Sussex was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,205. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7649461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 65.525°W.
Population
In 1891, Sussex had a population of 3,205: 1,619 male and 1,586 female residents. Population density was 30.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,606 |
| 1881 | 3,584 |
| 1891 | 3,205 |
| 1901 | 3,206 |
| 1911 | 1,723 |
| 1921 | 1,816 |
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, Sussex shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 604 |
| Number of families | 604 |
| Number of females | 1,586 |
| Number of males | 1,619 |
| Number of married females | 499 |
| Number of married males | 498 |
| Number of married persons | 997 |
| Number of widowed females | 115 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| POP F | 1,586 |
| POP M | 1,619 |
| POP TOT | 3,205 |
| Total population | 3,205 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 972 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,068 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,040 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,202 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 591 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 588 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 490 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 95 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 279 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 599 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 61 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,465 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,709 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,322 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,317 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,893 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,602 |
| Acres of oats | 2,353 |
| Acres of potatoes | 454 |
| Acres of turnips | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR AC | 61 |
| BAR BU | 1,306 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,306 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20,876 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,987 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 53,834 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,734 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,966 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 20,876 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 280 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 7,317 |
| HAY TONS | 8,076 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 720 |
| Number of chickens | 6,135 |
| Number of ducks | 134 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 321 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 46 |
| Number of geese | 304 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 228 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 621 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,910 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 367 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,267 |
| Number of other fowl | 24 |
| Number of oxen | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 55 |
| Number of sheep | 2,555 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,693 |
| Number of swine | 680 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,124 |
| Number of turkeys | 439 |
| OAT AC | 2,353 |
| OAT BU | 40,987 |
| PEA BU | 125 |
| POT AC | 454 |
| POT BU | 53,834 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,515 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 122,955 |
| RYE BU | 9 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,076 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT FALL BU | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,734 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 111 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| BUTTER LB | 122,955 |
| CATTLE KS | 720 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 972 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,068 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,040 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,515 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 228 |
| DUCKS | 134 |
| FAMILIES | 604 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 304 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,135 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 621 |
| HOUSES | 591 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 108 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 490 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 279 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 95 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 588 |
| INF 11 A | 55 |
| MD FEM | 499 |
| MD MALE | 498 |
| MD TOT | 997 |
| MILK COWS | 1,910 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 46 |
| OC P | 321 |
| OC TOT | 367 |
| OTHER FOWL | 24 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,267 |
| OTHERS | 3,202 |
| SHEEP | 2,555 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,693 |
| SILOS | 280 |
| SUP AM | 26,893 |
| SUP FOR | 21,709 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 10,465 |
| SUP SC | 16,322 |
| SUP TOT | 48,602 |
| SWINE | 680 |
| SWINE KS | 1,124 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 599 |
| TUR AC | 56 |
| TUR BU | 18,966 |
| TURKEY | 439 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 115 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 168 |
| WORKING OX | 146 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7649461
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sussex
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). "Sussex, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sussex-nb016012-1891/.