Woodstock, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Woodstock, Town—Ville was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,288. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2559651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 67.588°W.
Population
In 1891, Woodstock, Town—Ville had a population of 3,288: 1,615 male and 1,673 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,487 |
| 1891 | 3,288 |
| 1901 | 3,644 |
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, Town—Ville 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 3,288 total population, 1,673 females, 1,615 males, 1,226 married persons, 654 families, 614 married females, 612 married males, 140 widowed persons, 101 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,922 single persons under 18, 964 single males under 18, 958 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,267 persons who are not French Canadian, 21 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 626 occupied houses, 625 houses, 619 houses built of wood, 391 houses of 2 stories, 379 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 220 houses of 1 story, 90 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 62 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 31 houses of over 15 rooms, 14 houses of 3 stories, 12 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 6 houses built of brick, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,225 pounds of homemade butter, 7,050 acres of land in farms, 4,364 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,681 bushels of potatoes, 3,455 bushels of oats, 2,686 acres of improved land in farms, 1,897 chickens, 1,565 bushels of turnips, 1,379 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,271 acres of farmland under crops, 1,087 tons of hay, 1,050 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 974 acres of hay crops, 472 bushels of buckwheat, 315 horses aged over 3 years, 246 milk cows, 175 bushels of barley, 169 bushels of beans, 130 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 117 acres of oats, 97 swine, 86 other fowl, 72 bushels of corn, 71 other cattle, 70 occupants of farms, 67 farm occupants who own their land, 65 bushels of spring wheat, 59 swine slaughtered or sold, 58 bushels of peas, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 sheep, 23 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 22 acres of potatoes, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 ducks, 15 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 14 cattle killed or sold, 14 geese, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 sheep slaughtered or sold, 8 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 acres of barley, 7 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 turkeys, 4 acres of wheat, 4 oxen, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB014012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2559651
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_(Nouveau-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). "Woodstock, Town—Ville, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/woodstock-town-ville-nb012012-1891/.