Waterford, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Waterford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 65.294°W.
Population
In 1891, Waterford had a population of 1,177: 620 male and 557 female residents. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,460 |
| 1891 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | 957 |
| 1911 | 679 |
| 1921 | 619 |
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, Waterford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 210 |
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 557 |
| Number of males | 620 |
| Number of married females | 180 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 557 |
| POP M | 620 |
| POP TOT | 1,177 |
| Total population | 1,177 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 768 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,177 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 209 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 209 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 206 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 95 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,631 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,963 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,017 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,349 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,690 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,653 |
| Acres of oats | 1,377 |
| Acres of potatoes | 314 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 186 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,064 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,652 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,986 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,141 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 13,064 |
| HAY AC | 3,349 |
| HAY TONS | 2,660 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 305 |
| Number of chickens | 3,806 |
| Number of ducks | 223 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 171 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 544 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 97 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 285 |
| Number of milk cows | 836 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 193 |
| Number of other cattle | 671 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 1,568 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,015 |
| Number of swine | 334 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 582 |
| Number of turkeys | 718 |
| OAT AC | 1,377 |
| OAT BU | 26,652 |
| PEA BU | 21 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 29,986 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,829 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,250 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,660 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 317 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 56,250 |
| CATTLE KS | 305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 422 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 768 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,829 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 97 |
| DUCKS | 223 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 544 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,806 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 285 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 206 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 95 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 209 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 180 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 360 |
| MILK COWS | 836 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 171 |
| OC TOT | 193 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 671 |
| OTHERS | 1,177 |
| SHEEP | 1,568 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,015 |
| SUP AM | 12,690 |
| SUP FOR | 16,963 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 4,631 |
| SUP SC | 8,017 |
| SUP TOT | 29,653 |
| SWINE | 334 |
| SWINE KS | 582 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 209 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,141 |
| TURKEY | 718 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterford
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). "Waterford, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterford-nb016014-1891/.