Harvey, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Harvey was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.706°N, 64.812°W.
Population
In 1871, Harvey had a population of 1,606: 842 male and 764 female residents. Population density was 14.0 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).
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, Harvey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 295 |
| Number of females | 764 |
| Number of males | 842 |
| Number of married females | 265 |
| Number of married males | 266 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| Total population | 1,606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 557 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,021 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 272 |
| Number of occupied houses | 272 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 899 |
| BWT BU | 4,154 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 3,939 |
| HAY TONS | 4,960 |
| OAT BU | 16,369 |
| PEA BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 337 |
| POT BU | 46,748 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 121 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7 |
| AREA | 73,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| CD | 187 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 295 |
| FEMALE | 764 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 272 |
| INHABITED | 272 |
| MALE | 842 |
| MARRIED F | 265 |
| MARRIED M | 266 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 531 |
| POPULATION | 1,606 |
| ROOT BU | 330 |
| SINGLE F | 464 |
| SINGLE M | 557 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,021 |
| TUR BU | 3,186 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB187004— 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 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). "Harvey, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/harvey-nb187004-1871/.