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 59.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 22,528 area in acres, 2,088 total population, 1,079 males in the population, 1,009 females in the population, 679 single (never-married) males, 586 single (never-married) females, 411 families, 375 married males, 361 married females, 60 widowed females, 59.32 population per square mile, 35.20 area in square miles, 24 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,756 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 995 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 404 persons of British origin (Irish), 334 persons of French origin, 324 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 909 Roman Catholics, 842 Presbyterians, 236 Anglicans (Church of England), 65 Methodists, 13 Lutherans, 10 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 374 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Quinlan | 1839–1923 | died here |
| Lemuel John Tweedie | 1849–1917 | died here |
| Michael Whelan | 1858–1937 | died here |
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/.