Pennfield, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,002. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.187°N, 66.689°W.
Population
In 1901, Pennfield had a population of 1,002: 530 male and 472 female residents. Population density was 6.4 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 209 |
| Number of females | 472 |
| Number of males | 530 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of single females | 264 |
| Number of single males | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| POP F | 472 |
| POP M | 530 |
| POP TOT | 1,002 |
| Total population | 1,002 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 209 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 92,774 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 92,774 |
| FAMILIES | 209 |
| HOUSES | 209 |
| MARRIED F | 170 |
| MARRIED M | 171 |
| SINGLE F | 264 |
| SINGLE M | 334 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB015008— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/pennfield-nb015008-1901/.