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 density was 12.9 people per square mile.
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 237 |
| Number of families | 237 |
| Number of females | 618 |
| Number of males | 769 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 222 |
| Number of married persons | 444 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 618 |
| POP M | 769 |
| POP TOT | 1,387 |
| Total population | 1,387 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 530 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 897 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,387 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 235 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 215 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 235 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 131 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,054 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 26,021 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,874 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,343 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,059 |
| Acres of land in farms | 36,080 |
| Acres of oats | 623 |
| Acres of potatoes | 243 |
| Acres of turnips | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 168 |
| BAR AC | 54 |
| BAR BU | 827 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 827 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,374 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,663 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,100 |
| BWT BU | 10,409 |
| HAY AC | 3,343 |
| HAY TONS | 3,939 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 404 |
| Number of chickens | 4,513 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 203 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 556 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 96 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 305 |
| Number of milk cows | 624 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 206 |
| Number of other cattle | 794 |
| Number of oxen | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 1,088 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 623 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 484 |
| Number of turkeys | 294 |
| OAT AC | 623 |
| OAT BU | 10,374 |
| PEA BU | 175 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 26,663 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,486 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,877 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,939 |
| WHT AC | 168 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,253 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 52,877 |
| CATTLE KS | 404 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 367 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 897 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,486 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 96 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 237 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 556 |
| GRA BU | 31 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,513 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 305 |
| HOUSES | 235 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 215 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 101 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 222 |
| MD MALE | 222 |
| MD TOT | 444 |
| MILK COWS | 624 |
| NAME CD | Albert |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 203 |
| OC TOT | 206 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 794 |
| OTHERS | 1,387 |
| SHEEP | 1,088 |
| SHEEP KS | 623 |
| SUP AM | 10,059 |
| SUP FOR | 26,021 |
| SUP JV | 131 |
| SUP PAT | 3,054 |
| SUP SC | 6,874 |
| SUP TOT | 36,080 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 484 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 235 |
| TUR AC | 54 |
| TUR BU | 11,100 |
| TURKEY | 294 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
| WORKING OX | 72 |
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/.