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 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 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 672 total population, 341 males, 331 females, 214 single males, 188 single females, 133 families, 122 married males, 119 married females, 24 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 128 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 68,198 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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/.