Springfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,865. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1891, Springfield had a population of 1,865: 935 male and 930 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,044 |
| 1881 | 2,160 |
| 1891 | 1,865 |
| 1901 | 1,732 |
| 1911 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 1,428 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,865 total population, 935 males, 930 females, 630 married persons, 383 families, 317 married males, 313 married females, 87 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,148 single persons under 18, 584 single males under 18, 564 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,865 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 374 occupied houses, 371 houses, 370 houses built of wood, 330 houses of 1 story, 183 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 5 rooms, 40 houses of 2 stories, 34 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 101,325 pounds of homemade butter, 45,732 acres of land in farms, 28,728 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,380 bushels of potatoes, 19,211 bushels of buckwheat, 18,049 bushels of oats, 17,004 acres of improved land in farms, 9,043 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,154 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,847 acres of farmland under crops, 6,112 tons of hay, 5,649 acres of hay crops, 5,084 bushels of turnips, 5,021 chickens, 1,915 sheep, 1,366 milk cows, 1,144 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,045 other cattle, 964 acres of oats, 735 swine slaughtered or sold, 536 cattle killed or sold, 440 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 370 horses aged over 3 years, 354 occupants of farms, 338 farm occupants who own their land, 279 swine, 277 oxen, 260 turkeys, 234 acres of potatoes, 187 geese, 142 horses aged 3 years and under, 132 bushels of spring wheat, 128 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 123 bushels of corn, 119 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 114 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 110 bushels of beans, 104 ducks, 102 bushels of barley, 75 bushels of peas, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 bushels of rye, 10 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of winter wheat, 6 acres of barley, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Gerald King | 1836–1928 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365930
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Springfield
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Springfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/springfield-nb016011-1891/.