Coverdale, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Coverdale was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,350. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q280281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.006°N, 64.878°W.
Population
In 1871, Coverdale had a population of 1,350: 718 male and 632 female residents. Population density was 12.6 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Coverdale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 632 |
| Number of males | 718 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,350 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 920 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 768 |
| BWT BU | 9,712 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 2,899 |
| HAY TONS | 3,568 |
| OAT BU | 16,400 |
| PEA BU | 73 |
| POT AC | 313 |
| POT BU | 47,848 |
| Total area (acres) | 89,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,519 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 125 |
| AREA | 89,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 205 |
| CD | 187 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FEMALE | 632 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 200 |
| INHABITED | 200 |
| MALE | 718 |
| MARRIED F | 197 |
| MARRIED M | 194 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 391 |
| POPULATION | 1,350 |
| ROOT BU | 494 |
| SINGLE F | 407 |
| SINGLE M | 513 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 920 |
| TUR BU | 5,811 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB187001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/coverdale-nb187001-1871/.