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 7.2 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,120 |
| POP F | 504 |
| POP M | 573 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.65 |
| POP TOT | 1,077 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 438 |
| AREA ACRES | 103,629 |
| AREA SQ MI | 161.92 |
| BAPTISTS | 241 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 478 |
| BRIT IRISH | 349 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 128 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 90 |
| DWELLINGS | 263 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 199 |
| F SINGLE | 255 |
| F WIDOWED | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 267 |
| FRENCH | 11 |
| GERMAN | 11 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 208 |
| M SINGLE | 339 |
| M WIDOWED | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 187 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 104 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 100 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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/.