Springfield, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1901, Springfield had a population of 1,732: 866 male and 866 female residents. Population density was 15.7 people per square mile.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of females | 866 |
| Number of males | 866 |
| Number of married females | 319 |
| Number of married males | 330 |
| Number of single females | 490 |
| Number of single males | 507 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP F | 866 |
| POP M | 866 |
| POP TOT | 1,732 |
| Total population | 1,732 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 374 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 58,163 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 58,163 |
| FAMILIES | 374 |
| HOUSES | 374 |
| MARRIED F | 319 |
| MARRIED M | 330 |
| SINGLE F | 490 |
| SINGLE M | 507 |
| WIDOWED F | 57 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB018011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/springfield-nb018011-1901/.