Dorchester, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Dorchester was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,498. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.983°N, 64.571°W.
Population
In 1911, Dorchester had a population of 4,498: 2,290 male and 2,208 female residents. Population density was 44.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,617 |
| 1881 | 6,582 |
| 1891 | 6,357 |
| 1901 | 6,068 |
| 1911 | 4,498 |
| 1921 | 5,793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian reserves, 1921 (0.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dorchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,152 area in acres, 4,498 total population, 2,290 males in the population, 2,208 females in the population, 1,525 single (never-married) males, 1,379 single (never-married) females, 804 families, 702 married males, 696 married females, 131 widowed females, 101.80 area in square miles, 61 widowed males, 44.18 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 6,068 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 3,862 persons of French origin, 399 persons of British origin (English), 95 persons of British origin (Irish), 73 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 34 persons of German origin, 16 persons of British origin (other). 17 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 3,962 Roman Catholics, 335 Baptists, 84 Methodists, 65 Anglicans (Church of England), 39 Presbyterians, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 730 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir William Wilfred Sullivan | 1839–1920 | died here |
| Pierre-Amand Landry | 1846–1916 | died here |
| Henry Robert Emmerson | 1853–1914 | died here |
| André-T. Bourque | 1854–1914 | died here |
| Ph.-F. (Philéas-Frédéric) Bourgeois | 1855–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035002_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365806
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorchester_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dorchester
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). "Dorchester, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dorchester-nb035002-1911/.