Burton, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Burton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,610. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5000891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 66.416°W.
Population
In 1911, Burton had a population of 1,610: 861 male and 749 female residents. Population density was 13.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,830 |
| 1881 | 1,677 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,610 |
| 1921 | 1,383 |
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 Indian reserves, 1921 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Burton 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 78,028 area in acres, 1,610 total population, 861 males in the population, 749 females in the population, 516 single (never-married) males, 423 single (never-married) females, 332 families, 312 married males, 276 married females, 121.92 area in square miles, 49 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 13.21 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,424 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 596 persons of British origin (Irish), 357 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 344 persons of British origin (English), 135 persons of German origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 139 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 825 Baptists, 292 Roman Catholics, 277 Methodists, 192 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Presbyterians, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 327 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5000891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Burton
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). "Burton, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/burton-nb033002-1911/.