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 density was 14.1 people per square mile.
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 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 319 |
| Number of families | 319 |
| Number of females | 745 |
| Number of males | 869 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of married persons | 576 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 745 |
| POP M | 869 |
| POP TOT | 1,614 |
| Total population | 1,614 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 555 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 972 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,614 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 311 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 154 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,985 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,395 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,889 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,634 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,969 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,364 |
| Acres of oats | 529 |
| Acres of potatoes | 210 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 27 |
| BAR BU | 540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,149 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,499 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,750 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,438 |
| BWT BU | 3,149 |
| HAY AC | 4,634 |
| HAY TONS | 6,030 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 632 |
| Number of chickens | 2,416 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 264 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 170 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 92 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 298 |
| Number of milk cows | 711 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 300 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,122 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 90 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 57 |
| Number of sheep | 990 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 671 |
| Number of swine | 126 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 304 |
| Number of turkeys | 34 |
| OAT AC | 529 |
| OAT BU | 10,499 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 210 |
| POT BU | 22,750 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 156 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,120 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 606 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 66,834 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,030 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 90 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 66,834 |
| CATTLE KS | 632 |
| CHEESE LB | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 417 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 555 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 972 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 92 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 319 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 606 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 170 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,416 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 298 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 154 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 311 |
| INF 11 A | 57 |
| MD FEM | 288 |
| MD MALE | 288 |
| MD TOT | 576 |
| MILK COWS | 711 |
| NAME CD | Albert |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 264 |
| OC TOT | 300 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,122 |
| OTHERS | 1,614 |
| SHEEP | 990 |
| SHEEP KS | 671 |
| SUP AM | 11,969 |
| SUP FOR | 22,395 |
| SUP JV | 95 |
| SUP PAT | 4,985 |
| SUP SC | 6,889 |
| SUP TOT | 34,364 |
| SWINE | 126 |
| SWINE KS | 304 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 4,438 |
| TURKEY | 34 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 113 |
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/.