Westfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Westfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,172. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 66.291°W.
Population
In 1891, Westfield had a population of 1,172: 606 male and 566 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,500 |
| 1881 | 1,373 |
| 1891 | 1,172 |
| 1901 | 1,120 |
| 1911 | 1,077 |
| 1921 | 1,040 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Westfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,172 total population, 606 males, 566 females, 426 married persons, 261 families, 215 married males, 211 married females, 59 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 687 single persons under 18, 366 single males under 18, 321 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,172 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 245 houses, 245 houses built of wood, 245 occupied houses, 234 houses of 1 story, 133 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 30 houses of 5 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,472 pounds of homemade butter, 29,078 acres of land in farms, 21,398 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,203 bushels of potatoes, 7,680 acres of improved land in farms, 5,276 bushels of oats, 4,075 acres of farmland under crops, 3,535 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,220 bushels of buckwheat, 3,107 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,959 chickens, 2,525 tons of hay, 2,260 acres of hay crops, 2,132 bushels of turnips, 760 sheep, 600 milk cows, 560 sheep slaughtered or sold, 420 other cattle, 360 acres of oats, 273 swine slaughtered or sold, 247 occupants of farms, 237 farm occupants who own their land, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 206 cattle killed or sold, 197 bushels of barley, 140 acres of potatoes, 121 swine, 116 bushels of beans, 96 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 bushels of peas, 70 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 oxen, 43 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 29 bushels of spring wheat, 27 geese, 26 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 turkeys, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 bushels of corn, 19 ducks, 16 acres of turnips, 12 acres of barley, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 bushels of rye, 2 acres of wheat, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Andrew McKeown | 1861–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB016015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365944
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Westfield
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Westfield, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westfield-nb016015-1891/.