West Isles, New Brunswick (1891 census)
West Isles was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,644. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7985568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.982°N, 66.975°W.
Population
In 1891, West Isles had a population of 1,644: 848 male and 796 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,556 |
| 1881 | 1,661 |
| 1891 | 1,644 |
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 327 |
| Number of families | 327 |
| Number of females | 796 |
| Number of males | 848 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 298 |
| Number of married persons | 593 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP F | 796 |
| POP M | 848 |
| POP TOT | 1,644 |
| Total population | 1,644 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 532 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 990 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,644 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 321 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 321 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 321 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 247 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 325 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (51 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,889 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,129 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,409 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,131 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,352 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,481 |
| Acres of oats | 16 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,750 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,514 |
| BWT BU | 49 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 1,131 |
| HAY TONS | 955 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 104 |
| Number of chickens | 4,067 |
| Number of ducks | 166 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 277 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 56 |
| Number of milk cows | 253 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 286 |
| Number of other cattle | 99 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 132 |
| Number of sheep | 1,141 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 628 |
| Number of swine | 97 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| OAT AC | 16 |
| OAT BU | 374 |
| PEA BU | 115 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 6,750 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,395 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,476 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 955 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 118 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,476 |
| CATTLE KS | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 458 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 532 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 990 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,395 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 166 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,067 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 56 |
| HOUSES | 321 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 321 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 247 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 321 |
| INF 11 A | 132 |
| MD FEM | 295 |
| MD MALE | 298 |
| MD TOT | 593 |
| MILK COWS | 253 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 277 |
| OC TOT | 286 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 99 |
| OTHERS | 1,644 |
| SHEEP | 1,141 |
| SHEEP KS | 628 |
| SUP AM | 4,352 |
| SUP FOR | 3,129 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 2,889 |
| SUP SC | 1,409 |
| SUP TOT | 7,481 |
| SWINE | 97 |
| SWINE KS | 184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 325 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 2,514 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7985568
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Isles_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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). "West Isles, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/west-isles-nb013018-1891/.