Weldford, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Weldford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,561. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.524°N, 65.109°W.
Population
In 1891, Weldford had a population of 3,561: 1,882 male and 1,679 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,302 |
| 1881 | 3,615 |
| 1891 | 3,561 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,297 |
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, Weldford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,561 total population, 1,882 males, 1,679 females, 1,019 married persons, 597 families, 510 married females, 509 married males, 129 widowed persons, 86 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,413 single persons under 18, 1,330 single males under 18, 1,083 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,107 persons who are not French Canadian, 454 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 585 occupied houses, 561 houses, 561 houses built of wood, 361 houses of 2 stories, 198 houses of 1 story, 163 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 115 houses of 4 rooms, 89 houses of 5 rooms, 73 houses of 2 rooms, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 1 room, 28 uninhabited houses, 24 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 22 houses under construction, 16 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 77,309 bushels of potatoes, 61,966 acres of land in farms, 61,076 pounds of homemade butter, 54,749 bushels of oats, 42,236 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,730 acres of improved land in farms, 15,181 acres of farmland under crops, 10,669 chickens, 10,139 bushels of buckwheat, 8,015 bushels of spring wheat, 7,410 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,230 bushels of turnips, 4,468 acres of hay crops, 4,466 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,040 acres of oats, 3,188 sheep, 3,007 tons of hay, 2,867 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,528 other cattle, 1,331 milk cows, 1,208 sheep slaughtered or sold, 776 cattle killed or sold, 749 turkeys, 737 acres of potatoes, 726 swine slaughtered or sold, 720 acres of wheat, 718 swine, 588 horses aged over 3 years, 583 occupants of farms, 561 farm occupants who own their land, 429 geese, 332 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 244 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 201 ducks, 183 bushels of barley, 171 horses aged 3 years and under, 107 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 96 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 83 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 79 oxen, 76 other fowl, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 48 bushels of peas, 45 acres of turnips, 36 bushels of beans, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 acres of barley, 12 bushels of rye, 7 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weldford_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Weldford
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). "Weldford, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/weldford-nb015009-1891/.