Northfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7059387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 66.021°W.
Population
In 1881, Northfield had a population of 687: 340 male and 347 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 660 |
| 1881 | 687 |
| 1891 | 603 |
| 1901 | 614 |
| 1911 | 847 |
| 1921 | 1,162 |
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, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 687 total population, 347 females, 340 males, 202 married persons, 111 families, 103 married females, 99 married males, 26 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 459 single persons under 18, 235 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 106 inhabited houses, 106 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,511 bushels of potatoes, 6,283 bushels of oats, 5,080 bushels of buckwheat, 789 acres of hay crops, 751 tons of hay, 728 bushels of turnips, 647 bushels of spring wheat, 102 acres of potatoes, 69 bushels of rye, 50 acres of wheat, 26 bushels of peas and beans, 21 bushels of other root crops, 12 bushels of corn, 7 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 687 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:
NB029006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7059387
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfield_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northfield
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). "Northfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northfield-nb029006-1881/.