Cardwell, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Cardwell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2402119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.785°N, 65.304°W.
Population
In 1911, Cardwell had a population of 966: 495 male and 471 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,413 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 925 |
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, Cardwell 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 | 1,115 |
| POP F | 471 |
| POP M | 495 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.57 |
| POP TOT | 966 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 67 |
| AREA ACRES | 81,715 |
| AREA SQ MI | 127.68 |
| BAPTISTS | 517 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 436 |
| BRIT IRISH | 353 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 125 |
| DUTCH | 21 |
| DWELLINGS | 178 |
| F MARRIED | 143 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 284 |
| F WIDOWED | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FRENCH | 11 |
| GERMAN | 17 |
| M MARRIED | 149 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 327 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 160 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 83 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 120 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2402119
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardwell_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cardwell
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). "Cardwell, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cardwell-nb029001-1911/.