Springfield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,160. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1881, Springfield had a population of 2,160: 1,091 male and 1,069 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,160 total population, 1,091 males, 1,069 females, 737 married persons, 430 families, 369 married females, 368 married males, 93 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,330 single persons under 18, 685 single males under 18, 645 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 423 occupied houses, 421 inhabited houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 48,655 bushels of potatoes, 32,945 bushels of buckwheat, 25,090 bushels of oats, 6,353 acres of hay crops, 5,950 tons of hay, 3,765 bushels of spring wheat, 3,553 bushels of turnips, 717 bushels of other root crops, 402 acres of potatoes, 281 acres of wheat, 251 bushels of rye, 193 bushels of peas and beans, 102 bushels of corn, 97 bushels of barley, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Gerald King | 1836–1928 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,160 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/springfield-nb027007-1881/.