Pennfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,064. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.187°N, 66.689°W.
Population
In 1881, Pennfield had a population of 1,064: 567 male and 497 female residents. Population density was 6.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 497 |
| Number of males | 567 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,064 |
| Total population | 1,064 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 663 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,647 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Acres of wheat | 58 |
| BAR BU | 226 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,796 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,272 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,489 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 903 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,119 |
| BWT BU | 2,796 |
| HAY AC | 1,647 |
| HAY TONS | 1,003 |
| OAT BU | 5,272 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 66 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 14,489 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,003 |
| WHT AC | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 903 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 13,002 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 63 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 250 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 6,200 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 665 |
| Number of fishing boats | 64 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 12 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 105 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 57 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,056 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 5 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 4,514 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 13,002 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 105 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 64 |
| C UNMD F | 292 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 663 |
| CD NAME | Charlotte |
| COD DX K | 1,056 |
| D OCC | 189 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 5 |
| FEMALE | 497 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 665 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| HAD DX K | 4,514 |
| MALE | 567 |
| MCK XB Q | 63 |
| MD F | 174 |
| MD M | 177 |
| MD TOT | 351 |
| NET XX F | 6,200 |
| NUMBER CD | 26 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 82 |
| SAR XB Q | 250 |
| TUR BU | 2,119 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 57 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 12 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/pennfield-nb026003-1881/.