Pennfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Pennfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365867. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.187°N, 66.689°W.
Population
In 1871, Pennfield had a population of 998: 525 male and 473 female residents. Population density was 6.4 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pennfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 473 |
| Number of males | 525 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| Total population | 998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 647 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 171 |
| Number of occupied houses | 174 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 146 |
| BWT BU | 1,261 |
| HAY AC | 1,780 |
| HAY TONS | 981 |
| OAT BU | 6,665 |
| PEA BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 137 |
| POT BU | 17,986 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 96,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 96,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 175 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 473 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 174 |
| INHABITED | 171 |
| MALE | 525 |
| MARRIED F | 155 |
| MARRIED M | 156 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 311 |
| POPULATION | 998 |
| ROOT BU | 66 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 295 |
| SINGLE M | 352 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 647 |
| TUR BU | 1,865 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB175003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/pennfield-nb175003-1871/.