Wakefield, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7961063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 67.626°W.
Population
In 1901, Wakefield had a population of 1,543: 777 male and 766 female residents. Population density was 19.7 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 2 |
| Number of families | 345 |
| Number of females | 766 |
| Number of males | 777 |
| Number of married females | 311 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of single females | 396 |
| Number of single males | 436 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| POP F | 766 |
| POP M | 777 |
| POP TOT | 1,543 |
| Total population | 1,543 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 342 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 56,730 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 56,730 |
| DIVORCED M | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 345 |
| HOUSES | 342 |
| MARRIED F | 311 |
| MARRIED M | 311 |
| SINGLE F | 396 |
| SINGLE M | 436 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB014008— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wakefield-nb014008-1901/.