Harvey, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,614. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.706°N, 64.812°W.
Population
In 1891, Harvey had a population of 1,614: 869 male and 745 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,606 |
| 1881 | 1,900 |
| 1891 | 1,614 |
| 1901 | 1,402 |
| 1911 | 1,202 |
| 1921 | 973 |
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, Harvey 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 1,614 total population, 869 males, 745 females, 576 married persons, 319 families, 288 married females, 288 married males, 66 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 972 single persons under 18, 555 single males under 18, 417 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,614 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 311 houses, 311 houses built of wood, 311 occupied houses, 268 houses of 1 story, 154 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 47 uninhabited houses, 43 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 66,834 pounds of homemade butter, 34,364 acres of land in farms, 22,750 bushels of potatoes, 22,395 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,969 acres of improved land in farms, 10,499 bushels of oats, 6,889 acres of farmland under crops, 6,030 tons of hay, 4,985 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,634 acres of hay crops, 4,438 bushels of turnips, 4,120 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,149 bushels of buckwheat, 2,416 chickens, 1,122 other cattle, 990 sheep, 711 milk cows, 671 sheep slaughtered or sold, 632 cattle killed or sold, 606 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 540 bushels of barley, 529 acres of oats, 304 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 occupants of farms, 298 horses aged over 3 years, 264 farm occupants who own their land, 210 acres of potatoes, 170 geese, 156 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 126 swine, 113 oxen, 95 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 90 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 72 bushels of beans, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 57 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 41 ducks, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 turkeys, 32 bushels of peas, 27 acres of barley, 25 bushels of spring wheat, 23 acres of turnips, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 other fowl, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB011004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365764
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Harvey
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). "Harvey, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/harvey-nb011004-1891/.