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 7.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,002 |
| POP F | 545 |
| POP M | 601 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.91 |
| POP TOT | 1,146 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 321 |
| AREA ACRES | 92,774 |
| AREA SQ MI | 144.95 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 612 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 447 |
| BRIT IRISH | 426 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 136 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 12 |
| DUTCH | 29 |
| DWELLINGS | 237 |
| F MARRIED | 199 |
| F SINGLE | 309 |
| F WIDOWED | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 241 |
| FRENCH | 18 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 212 |
| M SINGLE | 368 |
| M WIDOWED | 20 |
| METHODISTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 36 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 143 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 84 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
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/.