Springfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Springfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,044. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.698°N, 65.801°W.
Population
In 1871, Springfield had a population of 2,044: 1,021 male and 1,023 female residents. Population density was 18.5 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).
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, Springfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 391 |
| Number of females | 1,023 |
| Number of males | 1,021 |
| Number of married females | 336 |
| Number of married males | 340 |
| Number of married persons | 676 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 2,044 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,294 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 391 |
| Number of occupied houses | 391 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49 |
| BWT BU | 31,021 |
| CRN BU | 228 |
| HAY AC | 5,865 |
| HAY TONS | 6,232 |
| OAT BU | 23,416 |
| PEA BU | 249 |
| POT AC | 401 |
| POT BU | 64,205 |
| RYE BU | 178 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 279 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 20 |
| AREA | 64,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 220 |
| CD | 176 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 391 |
| FEMALE | 1,023 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 391 |
| INHABITED | 391 |
| MALE | 1,021 |
| MARRIED F | 336 |
| MARRIED M | 340 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 676 |
| POPULATION | 2,044 |
| ROOT BU | 2,487 |
| SINGLE F | 647 |
| SINGLE M | 647 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,294 |
| TUR BU | 5,324 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 40 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176007— 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 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). "Springfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/springfield-nb176007-1871/.