Alma, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Alma was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 65.008°W.
Population
In 1911, Alma had a population of 723: 401 male and 322 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,112 |
| 1881 | 1,263 |
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 1,014 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 674 |
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, Alma shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,014 |
| POP F | 322 |
| POP M | 401 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.52 |
| POP TOT | 723 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 8 |
| AREA ACRES | 70,963 |
| AREA SQ MI | 110.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 229 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 168 |
| BRIT IRISH | 485 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 63 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 142 |
| F MARRIED | 114 |
| F SINGLE | 187 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 118 |
| M SINGLE | 268 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 353 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 55 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365750
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alma
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). "Alma, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alma-nb029016-1911/.