Sheffield, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 66.225°W.
Population
In 1901, Sheffield had a population of 672: 341 male and 331 female residents. Population density was 5.9 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 331 |
| Number of males | 341 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of single females | 188 |
| Number of single males | 214 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| POP F | 331 |
| POP M | 341 |
| POP TOT | 672 |
| Total population | 672 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 128 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 68,198 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 68,198 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| HOUSES | 128 |
| MARRIED F | 119 |
| MARRIED M | 122 |
| SINGLE F | 188 |
| SINGLE M | 214 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sheffield-nb022007-1901/.