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 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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 266 total population, 144 males, 122 females, 96 married persons, 59 families, 48 married females, 48 married males, 16 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 154 single persons under 18, 92 single males under 18, 62 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 266 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 59 houses, 59 houses built of wood, 59 occupied houses, 58 houses of 1 story, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,757 pounds of homemade butter, 3,241 acres of land in farms, 1,894 bushels of potatoes, 1,870 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,371 acres of improved land in farms, 1,106 bushels of turnips, 777 chickens, 704 acres of farmland under crops, 655 acres of farmland in pasture, 616 acres of hay crops, 600 tons of hay, 409 bushels of oats, 285 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 154 milk cows, 81 bushels of buckwheat, 80 sheep, 72 bushels of beans, 69 bushels of spring wheat, 64 other cattle, 52 bushels of barley, 49 farm occupants who own their land, 49 occupants of farms, 44 cattle killed or sold, 44 swine slaughtered or sold, 41 horses aged over 3 years, 33 sheep slaughtered or sold, 32 acres of oats, 29 swine, 23 bushels of peas, 21 acres of potatoes, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 geese, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 3 acres of wheat, 3 other fowl, 2 turkeys, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.