Wickham, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 935. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7998387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 65.971°W.
Population
In 1891, Wickham had a population of 935: 485 male and 450 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,161 |
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 935 |
| 1901 | 795 |
| 1911 | 763 |
| 1921 | 695 |
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, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 935 total population, 485 males, 450 females, 325 married persons, 176 families, 164 married males, 161 married females, 36 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 574 single persons under 18, 307 single males under 18, 267 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 935 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 occupied houses, 170 houses, 170 houses built of wood, 166 houses of 1 story, 80 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,749 pounds of homemade butter, 29,719 acres of land in farms, 20,575 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,361 bushels of potatoes, 12,958 bushels of oats, 11,704 bushels of buckwheat, 9,146 acres of improved land in farms, 6,634 chickens, 5,774 acres of farmland under crops, 3,948 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,533 tons of hay, 3,244 bushels of turnips, 3,238 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,104 acres of hay crops, 1,302 sheep, 1,218 turkeys, 710 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 597 swine, 575 milk cows, 573 acres of oats, 566 other cattle, 507 bushels of corn, 471 swine slaughtered or sold, 470 sheep slaughtered or sold, 437 ducks, 315 geese, 220 acres of potatoes, 190 horses aged over 3 years, 177 oxen, 174 bushels of peas, 170 bushels of beans, 166 cattle killed or sold, 164 occupants of farms, 156 farm occupants who own their land, 132 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 bushels of rye, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 31 bushels of barley, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7998387
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickham_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). "Wickham, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wickham-nb018010-1891/.