Canning, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.973°N, 66.092°W.
Population
In 1911, Canning had a population of 797: 457 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 11.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 46,387 area in acres, 797 total population, 457 males in the population, 340 females in the population, 288 single (never-married) males, 172 single (never-married) females, 165 families, 153 married males, 150 married females, 72.48 area in square miles, 18 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 11 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 699 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 355 persons of British origin (English), 298 persons of British origin (Irish), 118 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 451 Baptists, 126 Methodists, 119 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Roman Catholics, 33 Presbyterians, 3 Adventists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 161 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033010— 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 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). "Canning, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canning-nb033010-1911/.