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 17.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 56,730 area in acres, 1,530 total population, 773 males in the population, 757 females in the population, 441 single (never-married) males, 408 single (never-married) females, 327 families, 314 married males, 293 married females, 88.64 area in square miles, 56 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 17.26 population per square mile. 1,543 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 633 persons of British origin (English), 529 persons of British origin (Irish), 229 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 84 persons of Dutch origin, 35 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 930 Baptists, 302 Methodists, 178 Anglicans (Church of England), 67 Roman Catholics, 32 Adventists, 17 Presbyterians, 3 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 318 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.