Northfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 660. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7059387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 66.021°W.
Population
In 1871, Northfield had a population of 660: 353 male and 307 female residents. Population density was 5.2 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 307 |
| Number of males | 353 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 199 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| Total population | 660 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 443 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 3,806 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 625 |
| HAY TONS | 654 |
| OAT BU | 7,916 |
| PEA BU | 13 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 15,323 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Total area (acres) | 76,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 143 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 10 |
| AREA | 76,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| CD | 178 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FEMALE | 307 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 111 |
| INHABITED | 101 |
| MALE | 353 |
| MARRIED F | 100 |
| MARRIED M | 99 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 199 |
| POPULATION | 660 |
| ROOT BU | 124 |
| SHANTIES | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 192 |
| SINGLE M | 251 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 443 |
| TUR BU | 1,117 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB178005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northfield-nb178005-1871/.