Chatham, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,088. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.021°N, 65.445°W.
Population
In 1911, Chatham had a population of 2,088: 1,079 male and 1,009 female residents. Population density was 58.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,203 |
| 1881 | 5,762 |
| 1891 | 5,644 |
| 1901 | 6,624 |
| 1911 | 2,088 |
| 1921 | 2,289 |
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, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,756 |
| POP F | 1,009 |
| POP M | 1,079 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 59.32 |
| POP TOT | 2,088 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 236 |
| AREA ACRES | 22,528 |
| AREA SQ MI | 35.20 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 324 |
| BRIT IRISH | 404 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 995 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 374 |
| F MARRIED | 361 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 586 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 411 |
| FRENCH | 334 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| M MARRIED | 375 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 679 |
| M WIDOWED | 24 |
| METHODISTS | 65 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 842 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 909 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 19 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365797
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chatham
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). "Chatham, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chatham-nb030004-1911/.