Coverdale, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Coverdale was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q280281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.006°N, 64.878°W.
Population
In 1891, Coverdale had a population of 1,387: 769 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,350 |
| 1881 | 1,486 |
| 1891 | 1,387 |
| 1901 | 1,400 |
| 1911 | 1,410 |
| 1921 | 1,418 |
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, Coverdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,387 total population, 769 males, 618 females, 444 married persons, 237 families, 222 married females, 222 married males, 46 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 897 single persons under 18, 530 single males under 18, 367 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,387 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 235 houses, 235 occupied houses, 234 houses built of wood, 215 houses of 1 story, 101 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 52,877 pounds of homemade butter, 36,080 acres of land in farms, 26,663 bushels of potatoes, 26,021 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,100 bushels of turnips, 10,409 bushels of buckwheat, 10,374 bushels of oats, 10,059 acres of improved land in farms, 6,874 acres of farmland under crops, 4,513 chickens, 4,486 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,939 tons of hay, 3,343 acres of hay crops, 3,054 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,253 bushels of spring wheat, 1,088 sheep, 827 bushels of barley, 794 other cattle, 624 milk cows, 623 acres of oats, 623 sheep slaughtered or sold, 556 geese, 484 swine slaughtered or sold, 404 cattle killed or sold, 305 horses aged over 3 years, 294 turkeys, 243 acres of potatoes, 236 swine, 206 occupants of farms, 203 farm occupants who own their land, 175 bushels of peas, 168 acres of wheat, 131 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 96 horses aged 3 years and under, 84 bushels of beans, 72 oxen, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 54 acres of barley, 54 acres of turnips, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 ducks, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 bushels of rye, 29 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB011002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q280281
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverdale_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Coverdale
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). "Coverdale, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/coverdale-nb011002-1891/.