Blackville, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Blackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,591. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.673°N, 65.800°W.
Population
In 1911, Blackville had a population of 2,591: 1,402 male and 1,189 female residents. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,688 |
| 1881 | 2,065 |
| 1891 | 2,066 |
| 1901 | 2,439 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,794 |
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, Blackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,439 |
| POP F | 1,189 |
| POP M | 1,402 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.53 |
| POP TOT | 2,591 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 430 |
| AREA ACRES | 220,160 |
| AREA SQ MI | 344 |
| BAPTISTS | 355 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 689 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,558 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 304 |
| DWELLINGS | 440 |
| F MARRIED | 389 |
| F SINGLE | 740 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 441 |
| FRENCH | 21 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 392 |
| M SINGLE | 973 |
| M WIDOWED | 37 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 428 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,363 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365779
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blackville
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). "Blackville, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blackville-nb030002-1911/.