Westfield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Westfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,077. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 66.291°W.
Population
In 1911, Westfield had a population of 1,077: 573 male and 504 female residents. Population density was 6.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Westfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 103,629 area in acres, 1,077 total population, 573 males in the population, 504 females in the population, 339 single (never-married) males, 267 families, 255 single (never-married) females, 208 married males, 199 married females, 161.92 area in square miles, 49 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 6.65 population per square mile, 1 legally separated females. 1,120 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 478 persons of British origin (English), 349 persons of British origin (Irish), 128 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 90 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of French origin, 11 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 438 Anglicans (Church of England), 241 Baptists, 187 Methodists, 104 Presbyterians, 100 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 263 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
NB029015— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westfield-nb029015-1911/.