Wilmot, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Wilmot was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,928. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q8022837. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.347°N, 67.710°W.
Population
In 1891, Wilmot had a population of 1,928: 1,005 male and 923 female residents. Population density was 24.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,761 |
| 1881 | 2,081 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,817 |
| 1911 | 1,543 |
| 1921 | 1,716 |
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, Wilmot shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 377 |
| Number of families | 377 |
| Number of females | 923 |
| Number of males | 1,005 |
| Number of married females | 333 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 668 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 923 |
| POP M | 1,005 |
| POP TOT | 1,928 |
| Total population | 1,928 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,169 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,928 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 363 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 363 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 218 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 141 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 196 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 364 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 170 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,899 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,772 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,622 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,040 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,691 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,463 |
| Acres of oats | 4,258 |
| Acres of potatoes | 396 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 171 |
| BAR AC | 90 |
| BAR BU | 2,018 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,018 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 433 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 26,731 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 108,254 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,792 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,967 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,476 |
| BWT BU | 26,731 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 8,040 |
| HAY TONS | 8,219 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 534 |
| Number of chickens | 10,406 |
| Number of ducks | 299 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 335 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 862 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 334 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 648 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,229 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 343 |
| Number of other cattle | 978 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 136 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 3,512 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,888 |
| Number of swine | 987 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 882 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,857 |
| OAT AC | 4,258 |
| OAT BU | 108,254 |
| PEA BU | 136 |
| POT AC | 396 |
| POT BU | 36,792 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,406 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,460 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 115,682 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,219 |
| WHT AC | 171 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,967 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 114 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 136 |
| BEN BU | 433 |
| BUTTER LB | 115,682 |
| CATTLE KS | 534 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 536 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 633 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,169 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,406 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 334 |
| DUCKS | 299 |
| FAMILIES | 377 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 9,460 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 862 |
| GRA BU | 382 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,406 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 648 |
| HOUSES | 363 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 196 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 363 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 333 |
| MD MALE | 335 |
| MD TOT | 668 |
| MILK COWS | 1,229 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 335 |
| OC TOT | 343 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 978 |
| OTHERS | 1,928 |
| SHEEP | 3,512 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,888 |
| SUP AM | 21,691 |
| SUP FOR | 17,772 |
| SUP JV | 170 |
| SUP PAT | 4,899 |
| SUP SC | 16,622 |
| SUP TOT | 39,463 |
| SWINE | 987 |
| SWINE KS | 882 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 364 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 3,476 |
| TURKEY | 1,857 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q8022837
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmot_Parish
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). "Wilmot, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wilmot-nb012010-1891/.