Sheffield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.991°N, 66.225°W.
Population
In 1871, Sheffield had a population of 991: 495 male and 496 female residents. Population density was 8.7 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 199 |
| Number of females | 496 |
| Number of males | 495 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| Total population | 991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 636 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 177 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 105 |
| BWT BU | 5,547 |
| CRN BU | 600 |
| HAY AC | 2,193 |
| HAY TONS | 3,418 |
| OAT BU | 4,279 |
| PEA BU | 56 |
| POT AC | 313 |
| POT BU | 40,684 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 34 |
| WHT WTR BU | 52 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 9 |
| AREA | 64,000 |
| BEN BU | 171 |
| CD | 178 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 199 |
| FEMALE | 496 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 183 |
| INHABITED | 177 |
| MALE | 495 |
| MARRIED F | 151 |
| MARRIED M | 150 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 301 |
| POPULATION | 991 |
| ROOT BU | 1,371 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 312 |
| SINGLE M | 324 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 636 |
| TUR BU | 2,229 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB178004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sheffield-nb178004-1871/.