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 density was 20.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,963 |
| 1881 | 1,994 |
| 1891 | 1,767 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,480 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 366 |
| Number of families | 366 |
| Number of females | 838 |
| Number of males | 929 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of married persons | 628 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| POP F | 838 |
| POP M | 929 |
| POP TOT | 1,767 |
| Total population | 1,767 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 587 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,050 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,761 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 341 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 339 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 285 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 176 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 350 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 83 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 307 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,605 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,214 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,216 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,672 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,128 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,342 |
| Acres of oats | 1,819 |
| Acres of potatoes | 281 |
| Acres of turnips | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 140 |
| BAR AC | 83 |
| BAR BU | 2,236 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,236 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14,214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 699 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,127 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,544 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,227 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,733 |
| BWT BU | 14,214 |
| CRN BU | 699 |
| HAY AC | 5,672 |
| HAY TONS | 6,223 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 568 |
| Number of chickens | 4,369 |
| Number of ducks | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 253 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 127 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 245 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 488 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,091 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 289 |
| Number of other cattle | 744 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 1,330 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,036 |
| Number of swine | 425 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 685 |
| Number of turkeys | 52 |
| OAT AC | 1,819 |
| OAT BU | 49,127 |
| PEA BU | 185 |
| POT AC | 281 |
| POT BU | 33,544 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 342 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,645 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 97,174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,223 |
| WHT AC | 140 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,227 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 490 |
| BUTTER LB | 97,174 |
| CATTLE KS | 568 |
| CHEESE LB | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 463 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 587 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,050 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,645 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 245 |
| DUCKS | 61 |
| FAMILIES | 366 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 127 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,369 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 488 |
| HOUSES | 341 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 285 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 176 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 339 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 314 |
| MD MALE | 314 |
| MD TOT | 628 |
| MILK COWS | 1,091 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 253 |
| OC TOT | 289 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 744 |
| OTHERS | 1,761 |
| SHEEP | 1,330 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,036 |
| SUP AM | 16,128 |
| SUP FOR | 22,214 |
| SUP JV | 307 |
| SUP PAT | 4,605 |
| SUP SC | 11,216 |
| SUP TOT | 38,342 |
| SWINE | 425 |
| SWINE KS | 685 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 350 |
| TUR AC | 32 |
| TUR BU | 9,733 |
| TURKEY | 52 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 89 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023011— 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/.