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 |
| 1911 | 3,856 |
| 1921 | 3,380 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 654 |
| Number of families | 654 |
| Number of females | 1,673 |
| Number of males | 1,615 |
| Number of married females | 614 |
| Number of married males | 612 |
| Number of married persons | 1,226 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 140 |
| POP F | 1,673 |
| POP M | 1,615 |
| POP TOT | 3,288 |
| Total population | 3,288 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 958 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 964 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,922 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 21 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,267 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 625 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 619 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 220 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 391 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 379 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 626 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,379 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,364 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,271 |
| Acres of hay crops | 974 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,686 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,050 |
| Acres of oats | 117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 7 |
| BAR BU | 175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 472 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,455 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,681 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,565 |
| BWT BU | 472 |
| CRN BU | 72 |
| HAY AC | 974 |
| HAY TONS | 1,087 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 14 |
| Number of chickens | 1,897 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 67 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 57 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 315 |
| Number of milk cows | 246 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 70 |
| Number of other cattle | 71 |
| Number of other fowl | 86 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 31 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 97 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 59 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 117 |
| OAT BU | 3,455 |
| PEA BU | 58 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 3,681 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,050 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 130 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,225 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,087 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 65 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 23 |
| BEN BU | 169 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 14 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,050 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 958 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 964 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,922 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 130 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 57 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 654 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 21 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,897 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 315 |
| HOUSES | 625 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 379 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 391 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 619 |
| INF 11 A | 20 |
| MD FEM | 614 |
| MD MALE | 612 |
| MD TOT | 1,226 |
| MILK COWS | 246 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 67 |
| OC TOT | 70 |
| OTHER FOWL | 86 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 71 |
| OTHERS | 3,267 |
| SHEEP | 31 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 2,686 |
| SUP FOR | 4,364 |
| SUP JV | 36 |
| SUP PAT | 1,379 |
| SUP SC | 1,271 |
| SUP TOT | 7,050 |
| SWINE | 97 |
| SWINE KS | 59 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 626 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,565 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 101 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 140 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023014— 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/.