Blissville, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Blissville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.612°N, 66.554°W.
Population
In 1911, Blissville had a population of 808: 459 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,929 |
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 764 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 808 |
| 1921 | 609 |
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, Blissville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 81,100 area in acres, 808 total population, 459 males in the population, 349 females in the population, 286 single (never-married) males, 187 single (never-married) females, 157 married males, 147 families, 134 married females, 126.72 area in square miles, 28 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6.38 population per square mile. 713 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 267 persons of British origin (English), 229 persons of British origin (Irish), 84 persons of French origin, 61 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 48 persons of Italian origin, 46 persons of German origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 444 Baptists, 158 Methodists, 128 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Roman Catholics, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Presbyterians, 3 Lutherans, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 143 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissville
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). "Blissville, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissville-nb033001-1911/.