Cambridge, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q657125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.818°N, 66.044°W.
Population
In 1911, Cambridge had a population of 984: 482 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,482 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,200 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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, Cambridge 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 46,080 area in acres, 984 total population, 502 females in the population, 482 males in the population, 264 single (never-married) males, 259 single (never-married) females, 224 families, 203 married males, 196 married females, 72 area in square miles, 40 widowed females, 13.67 population per square mile, 10 widowed males, 6 females with marital status not given, 5 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 1,200 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 248 persons of British origin (English), 155 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 698 Baptists, 486 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 143 Anglicans (Church of England), 89 Methodists, 40 Roman Catholics, 10 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 224 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q657125
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cambridge
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). "Cambridge, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cambridge-nb033009-1911/.