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 density was 7.9 people per square mile.
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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 566 |
| Number of males | 606 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 215 |
| Number of married persons | 426 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 566 |
| POP M | 606 |
| POP TOT | 1,172 |
| Total population | 1,172 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 321 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 687 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,172 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 245 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 245 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 245 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,535 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,398 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,075 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,260 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,680 |
| Acres of land in farms | 29,078 |
| Acres of oats | 360 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 197 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,220 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,276 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,203 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,132 |
| BWT BU | 3,220 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 2,260 |
| HAY TONS | 2,525 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 206 |
| Number of chickens | 2,959 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 237 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 215 |
| Number of milk cows | 600 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 247 |
| Number of other cattle | 420 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 760 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 560 |
| Number of swine | 121 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 273 |
| Number of turkeys | 26 |
| OAT AC | 360 |
| OAT BU | 5,276 |
| PEA BU | 87 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 9,203 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,107 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,472 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,525 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 29 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 96 |
| BEN BU | 116 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,472 |
| CATTLE KS | 206 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 321 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 687 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,107 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 261 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,959 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 215 |
| HOUSES | 245 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 245 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 211 |
| MD MALE | 215 |
| MD TOT | 426 |
| MILK COWS | 600 |
| NAME CD | King's |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 237 |
| OC TOT | 247 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 420 |
| OTHERS | 1,172 |
| SHEEP | 760 |
| SHEEP KS | 560 |
| SUP AM | 7,680 |
| SUP FOR | 21,398 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 3,535 |
| SUP SC | 4,075 |
| SUP TOT | 29,078 |
| SWINE | 121 |
| SWINE KS | 273 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 245 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,132 |
| TURKEY | 26 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
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/.