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 density was 16.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Harvey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 359 |
| Number of families | 359 |
| Number of females | 906 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 339 |
| Number of married males | 334 |
| Number of married persons | 673 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,900 |
| Total population | 1,900 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,161 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 334 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,305 |
| Acres of potatoes | 343 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR BU | 1,307 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,307 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,999 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,640 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,623 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,527 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,306 |
| BWT BU | 6,999 |
| HAY AC | 4,305 |
| HAY TONS | 5,831 |
| OAT BU | 15,640 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 343 |
| POT BU | 50,623 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,831 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,527 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 528 |
| C UNMD M | 633 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,161 |
| D OCC | 334 |
| FEMALE | 906 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 334 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 994 |
| MD F | 339 |
| MD M | 334 |
| MD TOT | 673 |
| NUMBER CD | 23 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 368 |
| TUR BU | 6,306 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
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/.