Wicklow, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Wicklow was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,240. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 67.707°W.
Population
In 1891, Wicklow had a population of 2,240: 1,173 male and 1,067 female residents. Population density was 28.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,052 |
| 1881 | 2,207 |
| 1891 | 2,240 |
| 1901 | 1,906 |
| 1911 | 1,672 |
| 1921 | 1,689 |
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, Wicklow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 399 |
| Number of families | 399 |
| Number of females | 1,067 |
| Number of males | 1,173 |
| Number of married females | 401 |
| Number of married males | 398 |
| Number of married persons | 799 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| POP F | 1,067 |
| POP M | 1,173 |
| POP TOT | 2,240 |
| Total population | 2,240 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 621 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,362 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,240 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 390 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 389 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 339 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 50 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 164 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 392 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 199 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,339 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,334 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,082 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,780 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,620 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,954 |
| Acres of oats | 5,153 |
| Acres of potatoes | 402 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 377 |
| BAR AC | 84 |
| BAR BU | 1,726 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,726 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 42,104 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 127,054 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,841 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,882 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,317 |
| BWT BU | 42,104 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 8,780 |
| HAY TONS | 8,380 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 664 |
| Number of chickens | 8,961 |
| Number of ducks | 101 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 391 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 308 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 350 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 679 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,410 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 402 |
| Number of other cattle | 923 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 184 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 43 |
| Number of sheep | 2,901 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,103 |
| Number of swine | 531 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 930 |
| Number of turkeys | 300 |
| OAT AC | 5,153 |
| OAT BU | 127,054 |
| PEA BU | 337 |
| POT AC | 402 |
| POT BU | 35,841 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,017 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 122,098 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,380 |
| WHT AC | 377 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,882 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 64 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 184 |
| BEN BU | 729 |
| BUTTER LB | 122,098 |
| CATTLE KS | 664 |
| CHEESE LB | 30 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 621 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 741 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,362 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 14,017 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 350 |
| DUCKS | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 399 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 308 |
| GRA BU | 236 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,961 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 679 |
| HOUSES | 390 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 339 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 164 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 389 |
| INF 11 A | 43 |
| MD FEM | 401 |
| MD MALE | 398 |
| MD TOT | 799 |
| MILK COWS | 1,410 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 391 |
| OC TOT | 402 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 923 |
| OTHERS | 2,240 |
| SHEEP | 2,901 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,103 |
| SUP AM | 23,620 |
| SUP FOR | 17,334 |
| SUP JV | 199 |
| SUP PAT | 5,339 |
| SUP SC | 18,082 |
| SUP TOT | 40,954 |
| SWINE | 531 |
| SWINE KS | 930 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 392 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 4,317 |
| TURKEY | 300 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 45 |
| WID MALE | 34 |
| WID TOT | 79 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365948
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicklow_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wicklow
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). "Wicklow, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wicklow-nb012009-1891/.