Wakefield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Wakefield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,321. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7961063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.240°N, 67.626°W.
Population
In 1871, Wakefield had a population of 2,321: 1,190 male and 1,131 female residents.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wakefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 418 |
| Number of females | 1,131 |
| Number of males | 1,190 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 360 |
| Number of married persons | 724 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 2,321 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 730 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 800 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,530 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 413 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 212 |
| BWT BU | 39,918 |
| CRN BU | 1,006 |
| HAY AC | 5,968 |
| HAY TONS | 5,874 |
| OAT BU | 124,923 |
| PEA BU | 352 |
| POT AC | 624 |
| POT BU | 102,153 |
| RYE BU | 141 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,854 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 410 |
| AREA | 47,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 657 |
| CD | 180 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 418 |
| FEMALE | 1,131 |
| GRA BU | 394 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 413 |
| INHABITED | 413 |
| MALE | 1,190 |
| MARRIED F | 364 |
| MARRIED M | 360 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 724 |
| POPULATION | 2,321 |
| ROOT BU | 693 |
| SINGLE F | 730 |
| SINGLE M | 800 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,530 |
| TUR BU | 5,230 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB180003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wakefield-nb180003-1871/.