Sheffield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 648. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 66.225°W.
Population
In 1911, Sheffield had a population of 648: 337 male and 311 female residents. Population density was 5.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 672 |
| POP F | 311 |
| POP M | 337 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.08 |
| POP TOT | 648 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 50 |
| AREA ACRES | 68,198 |
| AREA SQ MI | 106.56 |
| BAPTISTS | 300 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 467 |
| BRIT IRISH | 56 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 64 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 28 |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 126 |
| F MARRIED | 117 |
| F SINGLE | 169 |
| F WIDOWED | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| M DIVORCED | 2 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 118 |
| M SINGLE | 205 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 253 |
| NEGRO | 34 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sheffield-nb033007-1911/.