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 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 density was 14.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,302 |
| 1881 | 3,615 |
| 1891 | 3,561 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,297 |
| 1921 | 2,761 |
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 597 |
| Number of families | 597 |
| Number of females | 1,679 |
| Number of males | 1,882 |
| Number of married females | 510 |
| Number of married males | 509 |
| Number of married persons | 1,019 |
| Number of widowed females | 86 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| POP F | 1,679 |
| POP M | 1,882 |
| POP TOT | 3,561 |
| Total population | 3,561 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,083 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,330 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,413 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 454 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,107 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 24 |
| Number of houses | 561 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 561 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 30 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 198 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 361 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 163 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of occupied houses | 585 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,466 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 42,236 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,181 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,468 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,730 |
| Acres of land in farms | 61,966 |
| Acres of oats | 4,040 |
| Acres of potatoes | 737 |
| Acres of turnips | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 720 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 183 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,139 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,749 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 77,309 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,015 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,230 |
| BWT BU | 10,139 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 4,468 |
| HAY TONS | 3,007 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 776 |
| Number of chickens | 10,669 |
| Number of ducks | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 561 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 429 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 171 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 588 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,331 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 583 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,528 |
| Number of other fowl | 76 |
| Number of oxen | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 332 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 3,188 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,208 |
| Number of swine | 718 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 726 |
| Number of turkeys | 749 |
| OAT AC | 4,040 |
| OAT BU | 54,749 |
| PEA BU | 48 |
| POT AC | 737 |
| POT BU | 77,309 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,410 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,867 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,076 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,007 |
| WHT AC | 720 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,015 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 107 |
| A 11 50 | 96 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 332 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,076 |
| CATTLE KS | 776 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,083 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,413 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,410 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 171 |
| DUCKS | 201 |
| FAMILIES | 597 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,867 |
| FRN CA | 454 |
| GEESE | 429 |
| GRA BU | 244 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,669 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 588 |
| HOUSES | 561 |
| HOUSES CON | 22 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 115 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 198 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 163 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 73 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 361 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 561 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 510 |
| MD MALE | 509 |
| MD TOT | 1,019 |
| MILK COWS | 1,331 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 561 |
| OC TOT | 583 |
| OTHER FOWL | 76 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,528 |
| OTHERS | 3,107 |
| SHEEP | 3,188 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,208 |
| SUP AM | 19,730 |
| SUP FOR | 42,236 |
| SUP JV | 83 |
| SUP PAT | 4,466 |
| SUP SC | 15,181 |
| SUP TOT | 61,966 |
| SWINE | 718 |
| SWINE KS | 726 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 585 |
| TUR AC | 45 |
| TUR BU | 7,230 |
| TURKEY | 749 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 24 |
| WID FEM | 86 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 129 |
| WORKING OX | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026010— 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). "Weldford, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/weldford-nb015009-1891/.