Springfield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,572. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1911, Springfield had a population of 1,572: 805 male and 767 female residents. Population density was 17.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 58,163 area in acres, 1,572 total population, 805 males in the population, 767 females in the population, 488 single (never-married) males, 409 single (never-married) females, 349 families, 287 married females, 286 married males, 90.88 area in square miles, 69 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 17.30 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males. 1,732 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 872 persons of British origin (English), 284 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 281 persons of British origin (Irish), 108 persons of German origin, 9 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 911 Baptists, 276 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 Methodists, 166 Presbyterians, 16 Roman Catholics, 10 Adventists, 7 Jews, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 342 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
NB029011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/springfield-nb029011-1911/.