Pennfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in 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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,064 total population, 567 males, 497 females, 351 married persons, 189 families, 177 married males, 174 married females, 50 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 663 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 292 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 189 inhabited houses, 189 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,489 bushels of potatoes, 5,272 bushels of oats, 2,796 bushels of buckwheat, 2,119 bushels of turnips, 1,647 acres of hay crops, 1,003 tons of hay, 903 bushels of spring wheat, 226 bushels of barley, 109 acres of potatoes, 82 bushels of other root crops, 66 bushels of peas and beans, 58 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 13,002 barrels of herring or alewives, 6,200 fathoms of fishing nets, 4,514 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 1,056 quintals of cod, 665 gallons of fish oil, 105 men on fishing boats, 64 fishing boats, 63 barrels of mackerel, 57 men on fishing vessels, 12 fishing vessels, 5 quintals of fascines fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 250 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,064 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026003— 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 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/.