Blissfield, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Blissfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q664434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 66.042°W.
Population
In 1911, Blissfield had a population of 1,040: 526 male and 514 female residents. Population density was 2.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 757 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 894 |
| 1901 | 997 |
| 1911 | 1,040 |
| 1921 | 1,304 |
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, Blissfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 322,560 area in acres, 1,040 total population, 526 males in the population, 514 females in the population, 504 area in square miles, 341 single (never-married) males, 309 single (never-married) females, 204 married females, 191 families, 182 married males, 2.06 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given. 997 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 588 persons of British origin (English), 228 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 210 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 375 Baptists, 222 Presbyterians, 201 Anglicans (Church of England), 200 Roman Catholics, 42 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 189 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q664434
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissfield
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). "Blissfield, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissfield-nb030003-1911/.