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 7.6 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 81,715 area in acres, 966 total population, 495 males in the population, 471 females in the population, 327 single (never-married) males, 284 single (never-married) females, 178 families, 149 married males, 143 married females, 127.68 area in square miles, 38 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 7.57 population per square mile, 6 females with marital status not given, 5 males with marital status not given. 1,115 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 436 persons of British origin (English), 353 persons of British origin (Irish), 125 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of German origin, 11 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 517 Baptists, 160 Methodists, 120 Roman Catholics, 83 Presbyterians, 67 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 178 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.