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 4.4 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 187,392 area in acres, 1,299 total population, 670 males in the population, 629 females in the population, 429 single (never-married) males, 379 single (never-married) females, 292.80 area in square miles, 234 families, 226 married males, 222 married females, 27 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.44 population per square mile, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,072 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 578 persons of French origin, 489 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 121 persons of British origin (English), 80 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 11 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 741 Roman Catholics, 483 Presbyterians, 30 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Baptists, 17 Methodists, 4 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 240 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.