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 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 density was 6.6 people per square mile.
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 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 249 |
| Number of families | 249 |
| Number of females | 668 |
| Number of males | 684 |
| Number of married females | 216 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 429 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 668 |
| POP M | 684 |
| POP TOT | 1,352 |
| Total population | 1,352 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 857 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,352 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 248 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 247 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 243 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 248 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 106 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,207 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,323 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,745 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,121 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,058 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,381 |
| Acres of oats | 887 |
| Acres of potatoes | 254 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 25 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,084 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,913 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,792 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,303 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 8,084 |
| CRN BU | 157 |
| HAY AC | 3,121 |
| HAY TONS | 2,310 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 178 |
| Number of chickens | 6,386 |
| Number of ducks | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 229 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 292 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 64 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 248 |
| Number of milk cows | 697 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 235 |
| Number of other cattle | 420 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 1,684 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 583 |
| Number of swine | 487 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 368 |
| Number of turkeys | 517 |
| OAT AC | 887 |
| OAT BU | 11,913 |
| PEA BU | 14 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 17,792 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,295 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 50,112 |
| RYE BU | 227 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,310 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 120 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 79 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 99 |
| BEN BU | 108 |
| BUTTER LB | 50,112 |
| CATTLE KS | 178 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 412 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 857 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,295 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 64 |
| DUCKS | 141 |
| FAMILIES | 249 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 292 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,386 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 248 |
| HOUSES | 248 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 34 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 243 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 117 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 247 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 216 |
| MD MALE | 213 |
| MD TOT | 429 |
| MILK COWS | 697 |
| NAME CD | Queen’s |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 229 |
| OC TOT | 235 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 420 |
| OTHERS | 1,352 |
| SHEEP | 1,684 |
| SHEEP KS | 583 |
| SUP AM | 11,058 |
| SUP FOR | 23,323 |
| SUP JV | 106 |
| SUP PAT | 5,207 |
| SUP SC | 5,745 |
| SUP TOT | 34,381 |
| SWINE | 487 |
| SWINE KS | 368 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 248 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,303 |
| TURKEY | 517 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 56 |
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: 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). "Waterborough, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterborough-nb018009-1891/.