Derby, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.881°N, 65.697°W.
Population
In 1911, Derby had a population of 991: 498 male and 493 female residents. Population density was 48.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 658 |
| 1881 | 870 |
| 1891 | 871 |
| 1901 | 847 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 847 |
| POP F | 493 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 17.50 |
| POP TOT | 991 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 146 |
| AREA ACRES | 36,250 |
| AREA SQ MI | 56.64 |
| BAPTISTS | 43 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 279 |
| BRIT IRISH | 184 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 492 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 178 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| F MARRIED | 161 |
| F SINGLE | 302 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FRENCH | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 166 |
| M SINGLE | 309 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 149 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 472 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 173 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365808
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Derby
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). "Derby, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/derby-nb030005-1911/.