Sheffield, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 713. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 66.225°W.
Population
In 1921, Sheffield had a population of 713: 403 male and 310 female residents. Population density was 6.2 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 310 |
| POP M | 403 |
| POP TOT | 713 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 41 |
| BAPTISTS | 397 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 550 |
| BRIT IRISH | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 72 |
| CAN BORN F | 302 |
| CAN BORN M | 381 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 35 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 17 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 223 |
| NEGRO | 40 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sheffield-nb033007-1921/.