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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,108 |
| POP F | 944 |
| POP M | 1,056 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.48 |
| POP TOT | 2,000 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 244 |
| AREA ACRES | 150,938 |
| AREA SQ MI | 235.84 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,256 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,134 |
| BRIT IRISH | 782 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 77 |
| DWELLINGS | 398 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 345 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 542 |
| F WIDOWED | 55 |
| FAMILIES | 405 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 348 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 665 |
| M WIDOWED | 41 |
| METHODISTS | 229 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 30 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 240 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.