Douglas, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.275°N, 66.935°W.
Population
In 1911, Douglas had a population of 2,723: 1,452 male and 1,271 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,681 |
| 1881 | 2,916 |
| 1891 | 2,880 |
| 1901 | 2,528 |
| 1911 | 2,723 |
| 1921 | 3,094 |
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, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,528 |
| POP F | 1,271 |
| POP M | 1,452 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4.79 |
| POP TOT | 2,723 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 78 |
| ANGLICANS | 519 |
| AREA ACRES | 363,622 |
| AREA SQ MI | 568.16 |
| BAPTISTS | 843 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 739 |
| BRIT IRISH | 769 |
| BRIT OTHER | 177 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 501 |
| CHRISTIANS | 171 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES | 10 |
| DUTCH | 486 |
| DWELLINGS | 506 |
| F MARRIED | 477 |
| F SINGLE | 717 |
| F WIDOWED | 77 |
| FAMILIES | 514 |
| FRENCH | 11 |
| GERMAN | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 471 |
| M SINGLE | 916 |
| M WIDOWED | 63 |
| METHODISTS | 601 |
| NEGRO | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 270 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 218 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Douglas
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). "Douglas, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/douglas-nb036003-1911/.