Canterbury, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,108. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 67.508°W.
Population
In 1901, Canterbury had a population of 2,108: 1,110 male and 998 female residents. Population density was 9.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 2,544 |
| 1891 | 2,297 |
| 1901 | 2,108 |
| 1911 | 2,000 |
| 1921 | 1,824 |
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, Canterbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 4 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 398 |
| Number of females | 998 |
| Number of males | 1,110 |
| Number of married females | 344 |
| Number of married males | 340 |
| Number of single females | 587 |
| Number of single males | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| POP F | 998 |
| POP M | 1,110 |
| POP TOT | 2,108 |
| Total population | 2,108 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 390 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 150,938 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 150,938 |
| DIVORCED F | 4 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 398 |
| HOUSES | 390 |
| MARRIED F | 344 |
| MARRIED M | 340 |
| SINGLE F | 587 |
| SINGLE M | 737 |
| WIDOWED F | 63 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365794
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canterbury
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). "Canterbury, New Brunswick (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canterbury-nb025002-1901/.