Upham, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Upham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7898296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.508°N, 65.662°W.
Population
In 1891, Upham had a population of 1,145: 558 male and 587 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,413 |
| 1881 | 1,421 |
| 1891 | 1,145 |
| 1901 | 981 |
| 1911 | 845 |
| 1921 | 820 |
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, Upham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,145 total population, 587 females, 558 males, 361 married persons, 222 families, 181 married males, 180 married females, 60 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 724 single persons under 18, 363 single females under 18, 361 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,144 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 220 occupied houses, 219 houses, 219 houses built of wood, 217 houses of 1 story, 126 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 62,675 pounds of homemade butter, 31,196 acres of land in farms, 19,453 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,689 bushels of potatoes, 11,973 bushels of oats, 11,743 acres of improved land in farms, 9,111 bushels of buckwheat, 6,643 acres of farmland under crops, 5,530 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,050 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,155 acres of hay crops, 3,779 tons of hay, 3,232 chickens, 1,886 bushels of turnips, 1,418 sheep, 936 sheep slaughtered or sold, 917 milk cows, 776 other cattle, 596 acres of oats, 386 swine slaughtered or sold, 263 cattle killed or sold, 255 horses aged over 3 years, 220 acres of potatoes, 217 occupants of farms, 206 geese, 193 swine, 191 farm occupants who own their land, 163 turkeys, 88 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 bushels of barley, 79 horses aged 3 years and under, 74 ducks, 56 oxen, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 bushels of peas, 38 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 19 bushels of beans, 16 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 7 bushels of spring wheat, 5 acres of barley, 5 bushels of corn, 2 other fowl, 1 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7898296
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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). "Upham, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/upham-nb016013-1891/.