Alnwick, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.278°N, 65.198°W.
Population
In 1911, Alnwick had a population of 3,893: 2,045 male and 1,848 female residents. Population density was 12.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,393 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,960 |
| 1901 | 3,334 |
| 1911 | 3,893 |
| 1921 | 4,333 |
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 Alnwick, 1921 (94.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 196,813 area in acres, 3,893 total population, 2,045 males in the population, 1,848 females in the population, 1,351 single (never-married) males, 1,127 single (never-married) females, 690 families, 628 married males, 625 married females, 307.52 area in square miles, 83 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 21 males with marital status not given, 13 females with marital status not given, 12.66 population per square mile, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced males. 3,334 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 2,355 persons of French origin, 1,043 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 189 persons of British origin (Irish), 102 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. 180 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,849 Roman Catholics, 829 Presbyterians, 198 Methodists, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 Congregationalists, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Baptists, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 651 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vénérande Robichaud | 1835–1936 | died here |
| Romain Savoie | 1847–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365755
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnwick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alnwick
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). "Alnwick, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alnwick-nb030001-1911/.