Westfield, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Westfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 66.291°W.
Population
In 1921, Westfield had a population of 1,040: 532 male and 508 female residents. Population density was 7.0 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Westfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 508 |
| POP M | 532 |
| POP TOT | 1,040 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 449 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 217 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 37 |
| BRIT BORN M | 29 |
| BRIT ENG | 729 |
| BRIT IRISH | 205 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 75 |
| CAN BORN F | 441 |
| CAN BORN M | 490 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 30 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 143 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 135 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 81 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027015— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westfield-nb027015-1921/.