Canterbury, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,000. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 67.508°W.
Population
In 1911, Canterbury had a population of 2,000: 1,056 male and 944 female residents. Population density was 8.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Canterbury 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 150,938 area in acres, 2,000 total population, 1,056 males in the population, 944 females in the population, 665 single (never-married) males, 542 single (never-married) females, 405 families, 348 married males, 345 married females, 235.84 area in square miles, 55 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 8.48 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,108 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 1,134 persons of British origin (English), 782 persons of British origin (Irish), 77 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,256 Baptists, 244 Anglicans (Church of England), 240 Roman Catholics, 229 Methodists, 30 Presbyterians, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 398 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036002— 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 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). "Canterbury, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canterbury-nb036002-1911/.