Wakefield, New Brunswick (1881 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,075. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7961063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 67.626°W.
Population
In 1881, Wakefield had a population of 2,075: 1,047 male and 1,028 female residents. Population density was 26.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 412 |
| Number of families | 412 |
| Number of females | 1,028 |
| Number of males | 1,047 |
| Number of married females | 363 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of married persons | 720 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP TOT | 2,075 |
| Total population | 2,075 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 665 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,280 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 394 |
| Number of occupied houses | 394 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,742 |
| Acres of potatoes | 666 |
| Acres of wheat | 634 |
| BAR BU | 2,726 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,726 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 28,480 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 126,608 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,010 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,147 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 116,010 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,102 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,921 |
| BWT BU | 28,480 |
| CRN BU | 505 |
| HAY AC | 7,742 |
| HAY TONS | 6,712 |
| OAT BU | 126,608 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,147 |
| POT AC | 666 |
| POT BU | 116,010 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,712 |
| WHT AC | 634 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,102 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 615 |
| C UNMD M | 665 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,280 |
| D OCC | 394 |
| FEMALE | 1,028 |
| GRA BU | 177 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 394 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 1,047 |
| MD F | 363 |
| MD M | 357 |
| MD TOT | 720 |
| NUMBER CD | 31 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,010 |
| TUR BU | 6,921 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wakefield-nb031003-1881/.