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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 660 total population, 353 males, 307 females, 199 married persons, 134 families, 100 married females, 99 married males, 18 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 443 single persons under 18, 251 single males under 18, 192 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 111 occupied houses, 101 inhabited houses, 10 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 76,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.