Wakefield, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,614. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7961063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 67.626°W.
Population
In 1921, Wakefield had a population of 1,614: 844 male and 770 female residents. Population density was 20.7 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 770 |
| POP M | 844 |
| POP TOT | 1,614 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 38 |
| ANGLICANS | 184 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,039 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 18 |
| BRIT ENG | 927 |
| BRIT IRISH | 403 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 209 |
| CAN BORN F | 726 |
| CAN BORN M | 800 |
| EUR DUTCH | 25 |
| EUR FRENCH | 26 |
| EUR GERMAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 231 |
| NEGRO | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 52 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wakefield-nb023008-1921/.