Colborne, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,299. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.766°N, 66.271°W.
Population
In 1911, Colborne had a population of 1,299: 670 male and 629 female residents. Population density was 4.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 853 |
| 1881 | 890 |
| 1891 | 901 |
| 1901 | 1,072 |
| 1911 | 1,299 |
| 1921 | 1,366 |
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, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,072 |
| POP F | 629 |
| POP M | 670 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.44 |
| POP TOT | 1,299 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 30 |
| AREA ACRES | 187,392 |
| AREA SQ MI | 292.80 |
| BAPTISTS | 22 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 121 |
| BRIT IRISH | 80 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 489 |
| DWELLINGS | 240 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 222 |
| F SINGLE | 379 |
| F WIDOWED | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FRENCH | 578 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 226 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 429 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 483 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 741 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colborne_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Colborne
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). "Colborne, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/colborne-nb031003-1911/.