Bathurst, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,248. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q810807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.469°N, 65.712°W.
Population
In 1911, Bathurst had a population of 5,248: 2,702 male and 2,546 female residents. Population density was 6.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,469 |
| 1881 | 4,806 |
| 1891 | 4,815 |
| 1901 | 4,913 |
| 1911 | 5,248 |
| 1921 | 5,115 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (0.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 546,432 area in acres, 5,248 total population, 2,702 males in the population, 2,546 females in the population, 1,765 single (never-married) males, 1,567 single (never-married) females, 991 families, 878 married males, 853.80 area in square miles, 831 married females, 147 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 6.15 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given. 4,913 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 3,193 persons of French origin, 1,150 persons of British origin (Irish), 515 persons of British origin (English), 354 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 14 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). 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,039 Roman Catholics, 493 Anglicans (Church of England), 340 Presbyterians, 334 Methodists, 29 Baptists, 6 Jews, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 900 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 11 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Théotime Blanchard | 1844–1911 | died here |
| Pierre-Jean Veniot | 1863–1936 | died here |
| David-Vital Landry | 1866–1929 | died here |
| Joseph William Scott | 1867–1918 | born here |
| William John Bowser | 1867–1933 | born here |
| James Paul Byrne | 1869–1934 | born and died here |
| Harlan Carey Brewster | 1870–1918 | born here |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | 1870–1947 | born here |
| Charles-David Hébert | 1874–1932 | born here |
| Ernest MzKenzie | 1878–1918 | born here |
| Mildred Mariann Bennett | 1889–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q810807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
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). "Bathurst, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bathurst-nb027001-1911/.