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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,040 total population, 532 males in the population, 508 females in the population, 490 males born in Canada, 441 females born in Canada, 37 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 females born outside the British Empire, 29 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 729 persons of British origin (English), 205 persons of British origin (Irish), 75 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 449 Anglicans (Church of England), 217 Baptists, 143 Methodists, 135 Presbyterians, 81 Roman Catholics, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Brethren, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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 1921, 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:
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/.