Wakefield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7961063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 67.626°W.
Population
In 1891, Wakefield had a population of 1,760: 888 male and 872 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,321 |
| 1881 | 2,075 |
| 1891 | 1,760 |
| 1901 | 1,543 |
| 1911 | 1,530 |
| 1921 | 1,614 |
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, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,760 total population, 888 males, 872 females, 677 married persons, 370 families, 340 married females, 337 married males, 98 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 985 single persons under 18, 520 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,760 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 365 houses, 365 occupied houses, 364 houses built of wood, 309 houses of 1 story, 223 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 2 stories, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 124,862 pounds of homemade butter, 112,866 bushels of oats, 59,492 bushels of potatoes, 43,961 acres of land in farms, 28,016 bushels of buckwheat, 24,233 acres of improved land in farms, 19,728 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,613 acres of farmland under crops, 10,790 acres of hay crops, 9,937 tons of hay, 9,709 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,662 bushels of turnips, 6,749 chickens, 6,399 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,000 bushels of barley, 4,103 acres of oats, 3,050 bushels of spring wheat, 2,473 sheep, 1,553 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,545 milk cows, 1,255 swine, 1,094 swine slaughtered or sold, 899 other cattle, 679 bushels of beans, 665 horses aged over 3 years, 576 turkeys, 534 cattle killed or sold, 509 acres of potatoes, 446 geese, 364 horses aged 3 years and under, 325 bushels of peas, 325 occupants of farms, 318 farm occupants who own their land, 221 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 185 acres of barley, 165 acres of wheat, 133 ducks, 132 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 85 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 59 bushels of corn, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 36 acres of turnips, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 oxen, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB012008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7961063
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakefield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wakefield
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). "Wakefield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wakefield-nb012008-1891/.