Northfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 603. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7059387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 66.021°W.
Population
In 1891, Northfield had a population of 603: 309 male and 294 female residents. Population density was 4.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 294 |
| Number of males | 309 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 178 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP F | 294 |
| POP M | 309 |
| POP TOT | 603 |
| Total population | 603 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 402 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 602 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses | 97 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 97 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of occupied houses | 97 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (46 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 944 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,018 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,509 |
| Acres of hay crops | 925 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,488 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,506 |
| Acres of oats | 355 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,283 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,913 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,930 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 629 |
| BWT BU | 3,283 |
| HAY AC | 925 |
| HAY TONS | 822 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 104 |
| Number of chickens | 1,229 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of geese | 19 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 84 |
| Number of milk cows | 289 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 100 |
| Number of other cattle | 189 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 460 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 150 |
| Number of swine | 93 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 157 |
| Number of turkeys | 13 |
| OAT AC | 355 |
| OAT BU | 6,913 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 7,930 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,753 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,985 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 822 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,985 |
| CATTLE KS | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 190 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 212 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 402 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,753 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 99 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 19 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,229 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 84 |
| HOUSES | 97 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 97 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 89 |
| MD TOT | 178 |
| MILK COWS | 289 |
| NAME CD | Sunbury |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 100 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 189 |
| OTHERS | 602 |
| SHEEP | 460 |
| SHEEP KS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 3,488 |
| SUP FOR | 8,018 |
| SUP JV | 35 |
| SUP PAT | 944 |
| SUP SC | 2,509 |
| SUP TOT | 11,506 |
| SWINE | 93 |
| SWINE KS | 157 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 97 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 629 |
| TURKEY | 13 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
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). "Northfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northfield-nb022006-1891/.