Pennfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,032. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.187°N, 66.689°W.
Population
In 1891, Pennfield had a population of 1,032: 538 male and 494 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 998 |
| 1881 | 1,064 |
| 1891 | 1,032 |
| 1901 | 1,002 |
| 1911 | 1,146 |
| 1921 | 1,254 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 494 |
| Number of males | 538 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 347 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 494 |
| POP M | 538 |
| POP TOT | 1,032 |
| Total population | 1,032 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 633 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,032 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 205 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 204 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,986 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,217 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,454 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,738 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,462 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,679 |
| Acres of oats | 256 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| BAR AC | 8 |
| BAR BU | 141 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,606 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,847 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,534 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,461 |
| BWT BU | 1,606 |
| HAY AC | 1,738 |
| HAY TONS | 1,104 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 124 |
| Number of chickens | 2,452 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 179 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 65 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 51 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 134 |
| Number of milk cows | 352 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 192 |
| Number of other cattle | 253 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 477 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 200 |
| Number of swine | 91 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 129 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 256 |
| OAT BU | 4,847 |
| PEA BU | 52 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 11,534 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,828 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,242 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,104 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 63 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,242 |
| CATTLE KS | 124 |
| CHEESE LB | 36 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 633 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,828 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 51 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,452 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 134 |
| HOUSES | 205 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 128 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 204 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 173 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 347 |
| MILK COWS | 352 |
| NAME CD | Charlotte |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 179 |
| OC TOT | 192 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 253 |
| OTHERS | 1,032 |
| SHEEP | 477 |
| SHEEP KS | 200 |
| SUP AM | 6,462 |
| SUP FOR | 15,217 |
| SUP JV | 22 |
| SUP PAT | 2,986 |
| SUP SC | 3,454 |
| SUP TOT | 21,679 |
| SWINE | 91 |
| SWINE KS | 129 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 205 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 7,461 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB013008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365867
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Pennfield
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Pennfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/pennfield-nb013008-1891/.