Canning, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 699. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.973°N, 66.092°W.
Population
In 1901, Canning had a population of 699: 384 male and 315 female residents. Population density was 6.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 990 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 806 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 797 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 315 |
| Number of males | 384 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of single females | 175 |
| Number of single males | 260 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| POP F | 315 |
| POP M | 384 |
| POP TOT | 699 |
| Total population | 699 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 144 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 46,387 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 46,387 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| HOUSES | 144 |
| MARRIED F | 112 |
| MARRIED M | 111 |
| SINGLE F | 175 |
| SINGLE M | 260 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canning
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Canning, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canning-nb022010-1901/.