Andover, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Andover was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,229. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.705°N, 67.751°W.
Population
In 1881, Andover had a population of 1,229: 646 male and 583 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,166 |
| 1881 | 1,229 |
| 1891 | 1,242 |
| 1901 | 1,260 |
| 1911 | 1,331 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Andover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,229 total population, 646 males, 583 females, 376 married persons, 221 families, 188 married females, 188 married males, 46 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 807 single persons under 18, 443 single males under 18, 364 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 216 occupied houses, 212 inhabited houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 38,007 bushels of oats, 33,636 bushels of potatoes, 15,812 bushels of buckwheat, 6,506 bushels of turnips, 5,976 bushels of spring wheat, 2,039 tons of hay, 1,865 acres of hay crops, 1,032 bushels of peas and beans, 527 bushels of barley, 355 acres of wheat, 301 bushels of other root crops, 209 acres of potatoes, 87 bushels of corn, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,229 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andover_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Andover
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Andover, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/andover-nb032010-1881/.