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 density was 13.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Coverdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 226 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 450 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 1,486 |
| Total population | 1,486 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 995 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 226 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,133 |
| Acres of potatoes | 301 |
| Acres of wheat | 301 |
| BAR BU | 890 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,254 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,533 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,360 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,121 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,348 |
| BWT BU | 13,254 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 3,133 |
| HAY TONS | 4,541 |
| OAT BU | 12,533 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 232 |
| POT AC | 301 |
| POT BU | 48,360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,541 |
| WHT AC | 301 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,121 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 434 |
| C UNMD M | 561 |
| C UNMD TOT | 995 |
| D OCC | 226 |
| FEMALE | 684 |
| GRA BU | 70 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 226 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 802 |
| MD F | 226 |
| MD M | 224 |
| MD TOT | 450 |
| NUMBER CD | 23 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 719 |
| TUR BU | 7,348 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
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/.