Richibucto, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Richibucto was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,436. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.625°N, 64.844°W.
Population
In 1911, Richibucto had a population of 2,436: 1,233 male and 1,203 female residents. Population density was 21.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,853 |
| 1881 | 4,079 |
| 1891 | 3,986 |
| 1901 | 3,879 |
| 1911 | 2,436 |
| 1921 | 1,801 |
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, Richibucto shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,728 area in acres, 2,436 total population, 1,233 males in the population, 1,203 females in the population, 823 single (never-married) males, 753 single (never-married) females, 413 families, 367 married females, 367 married males, 115.20 area in square miles, 80 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 21.14 population per square mile, 3 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 3,879 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 1,441 persons of French origin, 587 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 194 persons of British origin (Irish), 190 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,677 Roman Catholics, 562 Presbyterians, 122 Adventists, 58 Methodists, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 411 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Joseph O'Leary | 1879–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365878
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richibucto_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Richibouctou
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). "Richibucto, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/richibucto-nb028005-1911/.