Wakefield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7961063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 67.626°W.
Population
In 1911, Wakefield had a population of 1,530: 773 male and 757 female residents. Population density was 19.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,543 |
| POP F | 757 |
| POP M | 773 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 17.26 |
| POP TOT | 1,530 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 32 |
| ANGLICANS | 178 |
| AREA ACRES | 56,730 |
| AREA SQ MI | 88.64 |
| BAPTISTS | 930 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 633 |
| BRIT IRISH | 529 |
| BRIT OTHER | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 229 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DUTCH | 84 |
| DWELLINGS | 318 |
| F MARRIED | 293 |
| F SINGLE | 408 |
| F WIDOWED | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 327 |
| FRENCH | 35 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 314 |
| M SINGLE | 441 |
| M WIDOWED | 18 |
| METHODISTS | 302 |
| NEGRO | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 17 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wakefield-nb025008-1911/.