Harvey, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.706°N, 64.812°W.
Population
In 1881, Harvey had a population of 1,900: 994 male and 906 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Harvey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,900 total population, 994 males, 906 females, 673 married persons, 359 families, 339 married females, 334 married males, 66 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,161 single persons under 18, 633 single males under 18, 528 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 334 inhabited houses, 334 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 50,623 bushels of potatoes, 15,640 bushels of oats, 6,999 bushels of buckwheat, 6,306 bushels of turnips, 5,831 tons of hay, 4,305 acres of hay crops, 1,527 bushels of spring wheat, 1,307 bushels of barley, 368 bushels of other root crops, 343 acres of potatoes, 79 acres of wheat, 34 bushels of peas and beans, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,900 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:
NB023004— 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 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). "Harvey, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/harvey-nb023004-1881/.