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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 998 total population, 525 males, 473 females, 311 married persons, 179 families, 156 married males, 155 married females, 40 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 647 single persons under 18, 352 single males under 18, 295 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 174 occupied houses, 171 inhabited houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 96,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.