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 density was 15.3 people per square mile.
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 587 |
| Number of males | 558 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 361 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 587 |
| POP M | 558 |
| POP TOT | 1,145 |
| Total population | 1,145 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 361 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 724 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,144 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 219 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 219 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 217 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,050 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,453 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,643 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,155 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,743 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,196 |
| Acres of oats | 596 |
| Acres of potatoes | 220 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 5 |
| BAR BU | 80 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,111 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,973 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,689 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,886 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 9,111 |
| CRN BU | 5 |
| HAY AC | 4,155 |
| HAY TONS | 3,779 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 263 |
| Number of chickens | 3,232 |
| Number of ducks | 74 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 191 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 206 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 79 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 255 |
| Number of milk cows | 917 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 217 |
| Number of other cattle | 776 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 22 |
| Number of sheep | 1,418 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 936 |
| Number of swine | 193 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 386 |
| Number of turkeys | 163 |
| OAT AC | 596 |
| OAT BU | 11,973 |
| PEA BU | 46 |
| POT AC | 220 |
| POT BU | 17,689 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,530 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,675 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,779 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 88 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,675 |
| CATTLE KS | 263 |
| CHEESE LB | 38 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 361 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 724 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,530 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 79 |
| DUCKS | 74 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 206 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,232 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 255 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 217 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 126 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 219 |
| INF 11 A | 22 |
| MD FEM | 180 |
| MD MALE | 181 |
| MD TOT | 361 |
| MILK COWS | 917 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 191 |
| OC TOT | 217 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 776 |
| OTHERS | 1,144 |
| SHEEP | 1,418 |
| SHEEP KS | 936 |
| SUP AM | 11,743 |
| SUP FOR | 19,453 |
| SUP JV | 50 |
| SUP PAT | 5,050 |
| SUP SC | 6,643 |
| SUP TOT | 31,196 |
| SWINE | 193 |
| SWINE KS | 386 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 220 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,886 |
| TURKEY | 163 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
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/.