Westfield, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Westfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 66.291°W.
Population
In 1871, Westfield had a population of 1,500: 774 male and 726 female residents. Population density was 10.0 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Westfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 726 |
| Number of males | 774 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 225 |
| Number of married persons | 450 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| Total population | 1,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 997 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 260 |
| Number of occupied houses | 260 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 4,766 |
| CRN BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 3,188 |
| HAY TONS | 2,735 |
| OAT BU | 10,052 |
| PEA BU | 95 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 26,613 |
| Total area (acres) | 112,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 112,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 107 |
| CD | 176 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 278 |
| FEMALE | 726 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 260 |
| INHABITED | 260 |
| MALE | 774 |
| MARRIED F | 225 |
| MARRIED M | 225 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 450 |
| POPULATION | 1,500 |
| ROOT BU | 1,402 |
| SINGLE F | 469 |
| SINGLE M | 528 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 997 |
| TUR BU | 2,393 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB176001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/westfield-nb176001-1871/.