Havelock, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Havelock was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,094. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.952°N, 65.388°W.
Population
In 1881, Havelock had a population of 2,094: 1,081 male and 1,013 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,031 |
| 1881 | 2,094 |
| 1891 | 2,081 |
| 1901 | 1,936 |
| 1911 | 1,944 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
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, Havelock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,094 total population, 1,081 males, 1,013 females, 662 married persons, 364 families, 332 married males, 330 married females, 50 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,382 single persons under 18, 725 single males under 18, 657 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 362 inhabited houses, 362 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 96,351 bushels of potatoes, 43,415 bushels of buckwheat, 41,316 bushels of oats, 8,195 bushels of spring wheat, 6,697 bushels of turnips, 4,393 tons of hay, 4,248 acres of hay crops, 660 acres of potatoes, 540 acres of wheat, 385 bushels of other root crops, 273 bushels of rye, 234 bushels of barley, 124 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 bushels of peas and beans, 47 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Moser | 1826–1907 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,095 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:
NB027015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365765
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havelock_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Havelock
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). "Havelock, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/havelock-nb027015-1881/.