Caraquet, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Caraquet was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,621. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.748°N, 64.886°W.
Population
In 1911, Caraquet had a population of 4,621: 2,301 male and 2,320 female residents. Population density was 38.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 4,074 |
| 1911 | 4,621 |
| 1921 | 5,215 |
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, Caraquet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 77,824 area in acres, 4,621 total population, 2,320 females in the population, 2,301 males in the population, 1,506 single (never-married) males, 1,467 single (never-married) females, 775 families, 756 married females, 750 married males, 121.60 area in square miles, 96 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 38 population per square mile, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 4,074 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 4,512 persons of French origin, 76 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,580 Roman Catholics, 28 Presbyterians, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 705 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Théophile Allard | 1842–1912 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365795
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caraquet_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Caraquet
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). "Caraquet, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/caraquet-nb027003-1911/.