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 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 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,177 total population, 620 males, 557 females, 360 married persons, 210 families, 180 married females, 180 married males, 49 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 768 single persons under 18, 422 single males under 18, 346 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,177 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 209 houses, 209 houses built of wood, 209 occupied houses, 206 houses of 1 story, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 41 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 56,250 pounds of homemade butter, 29,986 bushels of potatoes, 29,653 acres of land in farms, 26,652 bushels of oats, 16,963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,064 bushels of buckwheat, 12,690 acres of improved land in farms, 8,017 acres of farmland under crops, 5,829 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,631 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,806 chickens, 3,349 acres of hay crops, 3,141 bushels of turnips, 2,660 tons of hay, 1,568 sheep, 1,377 acres of oats, 1,015 sheep slaughtered or sold, 836 milk cows, 718 turkeys, 671 other cattle, 582 swine slaughtered or sold, 544 geese, 334 swine, 317 bushels of spring wheat, 314 acres of potatoes, 305 cattle killed or sold, 285 horses aged over 3 years, 223 ducks, 193 occupants of farms, 186 bushels of barley, 171 farm occupants who own their land, 97 horses aged 3 years and under, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 bushels of peas, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 18 acres of turnips, 17 acres of wheat, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 9 acres of barley, 6 other fowl, 6 oxen, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.