Upper Mills, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Upper Mills, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 67.335°W.
Population
In 1891, Upper Mills, Town—Ville had a population of 266: 144 male and 122 female residents. Population density was 47.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 318 |
| 1891 | 266 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Stephen, 1901 (12.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Upper Mills, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 59 |
| Number of families | 59 |
| Number of females | 122 |
| Number of males | 144 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 122 |
| POP M | 144 |
| POP TOT | 266 |
| Total population | 266 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 62 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 92 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 154 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 266 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 59 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 59 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of occupied houses | 59 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 655 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,870 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 704 |
| Acres of hay crops | 616 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,371 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,241 |
| Acres of oats | 32 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 3 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 52 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,894 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,106 |
| BWT BU | 81 |
| HAY AC | 616 |
| HAY TONS | 600 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 44 |
| Number of chickens | 777 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 41 |
| Number of milk cows | 154 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 49 |
| Number of other cattle | 64 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 80 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 29 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 44 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 32 |
| OAT BU | 409 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,894 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 285 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,757 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 600 |
| WHT AC | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 69 |
Other recorded variables (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,757 |
| CATTLE KS | 44 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 62 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 92 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 154 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 285 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 59 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 777 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 41 |
| HOUSES | 59 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 59 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 48 |
| MD MALE | 48 |
| MD TOT | 96 |
| MILK COWS | 154 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC P | 49 |
| OC TOT | 49 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 64 |
| OTHERS | 266 |
| SHEEP | 80 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 1,371 |
| SUP FOR | 1,870 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 655 |
| SUP SC | 704 |
| SUP TOT | 3,241 |
| SWINE | 29 |
| SWINE KS | 44 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 59 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,106 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB013017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Upper Mills, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/upper-mills-town-ville-nb013017-1891/.