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 6.1 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,198 area in acres, 648 total population, 337 males in the population, 311 females in the population, 205 single (never-married) males, 169 single (never-married) females, 130 families, 118 married males, 117 married females, 106.56 area in square miles, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 6.08 population per square mile, 2 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 672 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 467 persons of British origin (English), 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 56 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 34 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 300 Baptists, 253 Methodists, 50 Anglicans (Church of England), 28 Congregationalists, 10 Presbyterians, 7 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 126 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.