Waterborough, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Waterborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,352. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.061°N, 65.821°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterborough had a population of 1,352: 684 male and 668 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,449 |
| 1891 | 1,352 |
| 1901 | 1,228 |
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1921 | 1,093 |
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, Waterborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,352 total population, 684 males, 668 females, 429 married persons, 249 families, 216 married females, 213 married males, 66 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 857 single persons under 18, 445 single males under 18, 412 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,352 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 248 houses, 248 occupied houses, 247 houses built of wood, 243 houses of 1 story, 117 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 34 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 50,112 pounds of homemade butter, 34,381 acres of land in farms, 23,323 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,792 bushels of potatoes, 11,913 bushels of oats, 11,058 acres of improved land in farms, 8,084 bushels of buckwheat, 6,386 chickens, 5,745 acres of farmland under crops, 5,207 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,295 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,121 acres of hay crops, 2,310 tons of hay, 1,684 sheep, 1,303 bushels of turnips, 887 acres of oats, 697 milk cows, 583 sheep slaughtered or sold, 517 turkeys, 487 swine, 420 other cattle, 368 swine slaughtered or sold, 292 geese, 254 acres of potatoes, 248 horses aged over 3 years, 235 occupants of farms, 229 farm occupants who own their land, 227 bushels of rye, 178 cattle killed or sold, 157 bushels of corn, 141 ducks, 120 bushels of spring wheat, 108 bushels of beans, 106 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 99 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 79 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 64 horses aged 3 years and under, 56 oxen, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 other fowl, 25 bushels of barley, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 bushels of peas, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 9 acres of wheat, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborough_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterborough
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). "Waterborough, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterborough-nb018009-1891/.