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 6.9 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 699 |
| POP F | 340 |
| POP M | 457 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 11 |
| POP TOT | 797 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 119 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,387 |
| AREA SQ MI | 72.48 |
| BAPTISTS | 451 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 355 |
| BRIT IRISH | 298 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 118 |
| DUTCH | 19 |
| DWELLINGS | 161 |
| F MARRIED | 150 |
| F SINGLE | 172 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 153 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 288 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 126 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 33 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 64 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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/.