Wellington, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Wellington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,861. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 64.736°W.
Population
In 1891, Wellington had a population of 3,861: 1,942 male and 1,919 female residents. Population density was 43.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,519 |
| 1891 | 3,861 |
| 1901 | 3,949 |
| 1911 | 4,110 |
| 1921 | 4,194 |
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, Wellington 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 | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 613 |
| Number of families | 613 |
| Number of females | 1,919 |
| Number of males | 1,942 |
| Number of married females | 568 |
| Number of married males | 570 |
| Number of married persons | 1,138 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 148 |
| POP F | 1,919 |
| POP M | 1,942 |
| POP TOT | 3,861 |
| Total population | 3,861 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,305 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,575 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,019 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 842 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 542 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 542 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 42 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 258 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 278 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 190 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 546 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,004 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,475 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,528 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,282 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,599 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,074 |
| Acres of oats | 2,904 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,228 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 871 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 890 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,158 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,557 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 146,847 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,556 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,560 |
| BWT BU | 11,158 |
| CRN BU | 113 |
| HAY AC | 4,282 |
| HAY TONS | 2,429 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 497 |
| Number of chickens | 11,627 |
| Number of ducks | 1,334 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 529 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 597 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 154 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 525 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,025 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 556 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,250 |
| Number of other fowl | 190 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 178 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 2,763 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 591 |
| Number of swine | 1,209 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 634 |
| Number of turkeys | 856 |
| OAT AC | 2,904 |
| OAT BU | 30,557 |
| PEA BU | 158 |
| POT AC | 1,228 |
| POT BU | 146,847 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 86 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,123 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,329 |
| RYE BU | 86 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,429 |
| WHT AC | 871 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,556 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 233 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 178 |
| BEN BU | 150 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,329 |
| CATTLE KS | 497 |
| CHEESE LB | 86 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,575 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,123 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 154 |
| DUCKS | 1,334 |
| FAMILIES | 613 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 3,019 |
| GEESE | 597 |
| GRA BU | 157 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,627 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 525 |
| HOUSES | 542 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 258 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 190 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 278 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 48 |
| HOUSES W | 542 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 568 |
| MD MALE | 570 |
| MD TOT | 1,138 |
| MILK COWS | 1,025 |
| NAME CD | Kent |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 529 |
| OC TOT | 556 |
| OTHER FOWL | 190 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,250 |
| OTHERS | 842 |
| SHEEP | 2,763 |
| SHEEP KS | 591 |
| SUP AM | 16,599 |
| SUP FOR | 23,475 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 3,004 |
| SUP SC | 13,528 |
| SUP TOT | 40,074 |
| SWINE | 1,209 |
| SWINE KS | 634 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 546 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 7,560 |
| TURKEY | 856 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 81 |
| WID MALE | 67 |
| WID TOT | 148 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365938
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wellington
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). "Wellington, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wellington-nb015010-1891/.