Pennfield, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,254. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.187°N, 66.689°W.
Population
In 1921, Pennfield had a population of 1,254: 642 male and 612 female residents. Population density was 8.0 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 612 |
| POP M | 642 |
| POP TOT | 1,254 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 338 |
| BAPTISTS | 631 |
| BRIT BORN F | 13 |
| BRIT BORN M | 11 |
| BRIT ENG | 497 |
| BRIT IRISH | 335 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 188 |
| CAN BORN F | 575 |
| CAN BORN M | 622 |
| CHRISTIANS | 9 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 17 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 16 |
| EUR FRENCH | 49 |
| EUR GERMAN | 57 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 99 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 9 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 56 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 180 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024007— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/pennfield-nb024007-1921/.