Sheffield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 714. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 66.225°W.
Population
In 1891, Sheffield had a population of 714: 371 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 714 |
| 1901 | 672 |
| 1911 | 648 |
| 1921 | 713 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 131 |
| Number of families | 131 |
| Number of females | 341 |
| Number of males | 371 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 217 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 343 |
| POP M | 371 |
| POP TOT | 714 |
| Total population | 714 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 210 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 714 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 123 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 77 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,171 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,500 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,306 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,772 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,554 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,054 |
| Acres of oats | 168 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 791 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 791 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,627 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,856 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,907 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,063 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,855 |
| BWT BU | 4,627 |
| CRN BU | 1,856 |
| HAY AC | 2,772 |
| HAY TONS | 3,882 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 185 |
| Number of chickens | 1,267 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 112 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 149 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 158 |
| Number of milk cows | 423 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 518 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 537 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 148 |
| Number of swine | 289 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 257 |
| Number of turkeys | 84 |
| OAT AC | 168 |
| OAT BU | 3,907 |
| PEA BU | 14 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 17,063 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,127 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,704 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,882 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 18 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,704 |
| CATTLE KS | 185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 252 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 462 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,127 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 131 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 149 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,267 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 158 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 123 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 108 |
| MD MALE | 109 |
| MD TOT | 217 |
| MILK COWS | 423 |
| NAME CD | Sunbury |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 112 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 518 |
| OTHERS | 714 |
| SHEEP | 537 |
| SHEEP KS | 148 |
| SUP AM | 7,554 |
| SUP FOR | 19,500 |
| SUP JV | 77 |
| SUP PAT | 1,171 |
| SUP SC | 6,306 |
| SUP TOT | 27,054 |
| SWINE | 289 |
| SWINE KS | 257 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 124 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 3,855 |
| TURKEY | 84 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492719
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sheffield
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Sheffield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sheffield-nb022007-1891/.