Sheffield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 66.225°W.
Population
In 1881, Sheffield had a population of 894: 448 male and 446 female residents. Population density was 7.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 448 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 278 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 894 |
| Total population | 894 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 571 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 139 |
| Number of occupied houses | 147 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,727 |
| Acres of potatoes | 264 |
| Acres of wheat | 67 |
| BAR BU | 168 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,557 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,774 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,461 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,340 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,045 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,943 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| BWT BU | 9,557 |
| CRN BU | 450 |
| HAY AC | 2,727 |
| HAY TONS | 2,901 |
| OAT BU | 4,774 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 282 |
| POT AC | 264 |
| POT BU | 34,340 |
| RYE BU | 174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,901 |
| WHT AC | 67 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,045 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 279 |
| C UNMD M | 292 |
| C UNMD TOT | 571 |
| D OCC | 147 |
| FEMALE | 446 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H INHAB | 139 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 448 |
| MD F | 139 |
| MD M | 139 |
| MD TOT | 278 |
| NUMBER CD | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,461 |
| SHAN | 8 |
| TUR BU | 4,943 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sheffield-nb029005-1881/.