Dalhousie, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,997. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365804. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.006°N, 66.508°W.
Population
In 1911, Dalhousie had a population of 1,997: 1,048 male and 949 female residents. Population density was 26.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,997 |
| 1921 | 2,130 |
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, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,744 area in acres, 1,997 total population, 1,048 males in the population, 949 females in the population, 706 single (never-married) males, 592 single (never-married) females, 376 families, 325 married males, 322 married females, 74.60 area in square miles, 35 widowed females, 26.77 population per square mile, 17 widowed males. 1,321 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 1,120 persons of French origin, 472 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 225 persons of British origin (Irish), 136 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 36 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 1,399 Roman Catholics, 478 Presbyterians, 63 Anglicans (Church of England), 29 Baptists, 28 Methodists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 355 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Loggie | 1848–1928 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365804
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalhousie_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dalhousie
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). "Dalhousie, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dalhousie-nb031004-1911/.