Woodstock, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Woodstock was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,767. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365949. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.066°N, 67.598°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodstock had a population of 1,767: 929 male and 838 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,994 |
| 1891 | 1,767 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
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, Woodstock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,767 total population, 929 males, 838 females, 628 married persons, 366 families, 314 married females, 314 married males, 89 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,050 single persons under 18, 587 single males under 18, 463 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,761 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 350 occupied houses, 341 houses, 339 houses built of wood, 285 houses of 1 story, 176 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 5 rooms, 55 houses of 2 stories, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 97,174 pounds of homemade butter, 49,127 bushels of oats, 38,342 acres of land in farms, 33,544 bushels of potatoes, 22,214 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,128 acres of improved land in farms, 14,214 bushels of buckwheat, 11,216 acres of farmland under crops, 9,733 bushels of turnips, 6,645 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,223 tons of hay, 5,672 acres of hay crops, 4,605 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,369 chickens, 2,236 bushels of barley, 2,227 bushels of spring wheat, 1,819 acres of oats, 1,330 sheep, 1,091 milk cows, 1,036 sheep slaughtered or sold, 744 other cattle, 699 bushels of corn, 685 swine slaughtered or sold, 568 cattle killed or sold, 490 bushels of beans, 488 horses aged over 3 years, 425 swine, 342 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 307 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 289 occupants of farms, 281 acres of potatoes, 253 farm occupants who own their land, 245 horses aged 3 years and under, 185 bushels of peas, 140 acres of wheat, 127 geese, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 83 acres of barley, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 ducks, 52 turkeys, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Teel Baird | 1819–1897 | died here |
| Francis Peabody Sharp | 1823–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365949
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Woodstock
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). "Woodstock, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/woodstock-nb012011-1891/.