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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,584 |
| 1891 | 3,205 |
| 1901 | 3,206 |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,205 total population, 1,619 males, 1,586 females, 997 married persons, 604 families, 499 married females, 498 married males, 168 widowed persons, 115 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,040 single persons under 18, 1,068 single males under 18, 972 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,202 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 599 occupied houses, 591 houses, 588 houses built of wood, 490 houses of 1 story, 279 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 108 houses of 4 rooms, 95 houses of 2 stories, 90 houses of 5 rooms, 46 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 122,955 pounds of homemade butter, 53,834 bushels of potatoes, 48,602 acres of land in farms, 40,987 bushels of oats, 26,893 acres of improved land in farms, 21,709 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,876 bushels of buckwheat, 18,966 bushels of turnips, 16,322 acres of farmland under crops, 10,515 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,465 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,076 tons of hay, 7,317 acres of hay crops, 6,135 chickens, 2,555 sheep, 2,353 acres of oats, 1,910 milk cows, 1,734 bushels of spring wheat, 1,693 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,306 bushels of barley, 1,267 other cattle, 1,124 swine slaughtered or sold, 720 cattle killed or sold, 680 swine, 621 horses aged over 3 years, 454 acres of potatoes, 439 turkeys, 367 occupants of farms, 321 farm occupants who own their land, 304 geese, Capacity of silos (tons): 280, 228 horses aged 3 years and under, 146 oxen, 134 ducks, 127 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 125 bushels of peas, 111 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 acres of wheat, 76 bushels of beans, 61 acres of barley, 56 acres of turnips, 55 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 46 farm occupants who rent their land, 30 bushels of winter wheat, 27 bushels of corn, 24 other fowl, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB018012— 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/.