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 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 density was 23.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,166 |
| 1881 | 1,229 |
| 1891 | 1,242 |
| 1901 | 1,260 |
| 1911 | 1,331 |
| 1921 | 1,192 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 221 |
| Number of families | 221 |
| Number of females | 583 |
| Number of males | 646 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 376 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,229 |
| Total population | 1,229 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 364 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 807 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 212 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,865 |
| Acres of potatoes | 209 |
| Acres of wheat | 355 |
| BAR BU | 527 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 527 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,812 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,007 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,032 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,636 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,976 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,506 |
| BWT BU | 15,812 |
| CRN BU | 87 |
| HAY AC | 1,865 |
| HAY TONS | 2,039 |
| OAT BU | 38,007 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,032 |
| POT AC | 209 |
| POT BU | 33,636 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,039 |
| WHT AC | 355 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,976 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 364 |
| C UNMD M | 443 |
| C UNMD TOT | 807 |
| D OCC | 216 |
| FEMALE | 583 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 212 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 646 |
| MD F | 188 |
| MD M | 188 |
| MD TOT | 376 |
| NUMBER CD | 32 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 301 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 6,506 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
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: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.