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 6.0 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 90,624 area in acres, 847 total population, 462 males in the population, 385 females in the population, 290 single (never-married) males, 213 single (never-married) females, 168 families, 155 married males, 154 married females, 141.60 area in square miles, 17 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.98 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 614 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 382 persons of British origin (Irish), 182 persons of British origin (English), 174 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of Belgian origin, 30 persons of French origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 310 Roman Catholics, 304 Baptists, 127 Presbyterians, 84 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Methodists, 4 Congregationalists, 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 168 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.