Pennfield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,146. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.187°N, 66.689°W.
Population
In 1911, Pennfield had a population of 1,146: 601 male and 545 female residents. Population density was 7.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 92,774 area in acres, 1,146 total population, 601 males in the population, 545 females in the population, 368 single (never-married) males, 309 single (never-married) females, 241 families, 212 married males, 199 married females, 144.95 area in square miles, 37 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 7.91 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 1,002 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 447 persons of British origin (English), 426 persons of British origin (Irish), 136 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 84 persons of Scandinavian origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 612 Baptists, 321 Anglicans (Church of England), 143 Roman Catholics, 36 Presbyterians, 17 Methodists, 12 Disciples of Christ, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 237 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/pennfield-nb026007-1911/.