Coverdale, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Coverdale was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,486. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q280281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.006°N, 64.878°W.
Population
In 1881, Coverdale had a population of 1,486: 802 male and 684 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Coverdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,486 total population, 802 males, 684 females, 450 married persons, 240 families, 226 married females, 224 married males, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 995 single persons under 18, 561 single males under 18, 434 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 226 inhabited houses, 226 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 48,360 bushels of potatoes, 13,254 bushels of buckwheat, 12,533 bushels of oats, 7,348 bushels of turnips, 4,541 tons of hay, 4,121 bushels of spring wheat, 3,133 acres of hay crops, 890 bushels of barley, 719 bushels of other root crops, 301 acres of potatoes, 301 acres of wheat, 232 bushels of peas and beans, 70 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,486 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:
NB023001— 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 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). "Coverdale, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/coverdale-nb023001-1881/.