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 density was 22.5 people per square mile.
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 370 |
| Number of families | 370 |
| Number of females | 872 |
| Number of males | 888 |
| Number of married females | 340 |
| Number of married males | 337 |
| Number of married persons | 677 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 872 |
| POP M | 888 |
| POP TOT | 1,760 |
| Total population | 1,760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 985 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,760 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 365 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 364 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 309 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 56 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 223 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 365 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 185 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 221 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,399 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,728 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,613 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,790 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,233 |
| Acres of land in farms | 43,961 |
| Acres of oats | 4,103 |
| Acres of potatoes | 509 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 165 |
| BAR AC | 185 |
| BAR BU | 5,000 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,000 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 679 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 28,016 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 112,866 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,492 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,050 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,662 |
| BWT BU | 28,016 |
| CRN BU | 59 |
| HAY AC | 10,790 |
| HAY TONS | 9,937 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 534 |
| Number of chickens | 6,749 |
| Number of ducks | 133 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 318 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 446 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 364 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 665 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,545 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 325 |
| Number of other cattle | 899 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 2,473 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,553 |
| Number of swine | 1,255 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,094 |
| Number of turkeys | 576 |
| OAT AC | 4,103 |
| OAT BU | 112,866 |
| PEA BU | 325 |
| POT AC | 509 |
| POT BU | 59,492 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,709 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 124,862 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,937 |
| WHT AC | 165 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,050 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 132 |
| A 11 50 | 21 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 679 |
| BUTTER LB | 124,862 |
| CATTLE KS | 534 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 465 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 520 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 985 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,709 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 364 |
| DUCKS | 133 |
| FAMILIES | 370 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 446 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,749 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 665 |
| HOUSES | 365 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 50 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 309 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 223 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 364 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 340 |
| MD MALE | 337 |
| MD TOT | 677 |
| MILK COWS | 1,545 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 318 |
| OC TOT | 325 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 899 |
| OTHERS | 1,760 |
| SHEEP | 2,473 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,553 |
| SUP AM | 24,233 |
| SUP FOR | 19,728 |
| SUP JV | 221 |
| SUP PAT | 6,399 |
| SUP SC | 17,613 |
| SUP TOT | 43,961 |
| SWINE | 1,255 |
| SWINE KS | 1,094 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 365 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 7,662 |
| TURKEY | 576 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
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/.