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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 340 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 202 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 687 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 459 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 106 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 789 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of wheat | 50 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,080 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,283 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,511 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 647 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 728 |
| BWT BU | 5,080 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 789 |
| HAY TONS | 751 |
| OAT BU | 6,283 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 15,511 |
| RYE BU | 69 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 751 |
| WHT AC | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 647 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 224 |
| C UNMD M | 235 |
| C UNMD TOT | 459 |
| D OCC | 106 |
| FEMALE | 347 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 106 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 340 |
| MD F | 103 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 202 |
| NUMBER CD | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 21 |
| TUR BU | 728 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
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/.