Northfield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7059387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 66.021°W.
Population
In 1911, Northfield had a population of 847: 462 male and 385 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 614 |
| POP F | 385 |
| POP M | 462 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.98 |
| POP TOT | 847 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 84 |
| AREA ACRES | 90,624 |
| AREA SQ MI | 141.60 |
| BAPTISTS | 304 |
| BELGIAN | 47 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 182 |
| BRIT IRISH | 382 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 174 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 168 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 154 |
| F SINGLE | 213 |
| F WIDOWED | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FRENCH | 30 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| ITALIAN | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 155 |
| M SINGLE | 290 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 127 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 310 |
| RUSSIAN | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northfield-nb033006-1911/.