Carleton, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,139. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.880°N, 65.007°W.
Population
In 1911, Carleton had a population of 1,139: 609 male and 530 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,071 |
| 1881 | 1,232 |
| 1891 | 1,180 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,139 |
| 1921 | 1,207 |
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, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 101,376 area in acres, 1,139 total population, 609 males in the population, 530 females in the population, 412 single (never-married) males, 314 single (never-married) females, 197 families, 177 married males, 176 married females, 158.40 area in square miles, 40 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 7.19 population per square mile. 1,132 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 648 persons of French origin, 278 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 206 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 854 Roman Catholics, 280 Presbyterians, 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 197 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard O’Leary | 1865–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Carleton
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). "Carleton, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/carleton-nb028002-1911/.