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 4.8 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 363,622 area in acres, 2,723 total population, 1,452 males in the population, 1,271 females in the population, 916 single (never-married) males, 717 single (never-married) females, 568.16 area in square miles, 514 families, 477 married females, 471 married males, 77 widowed females, 63 widowed males, 4.79 population per square mile, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 2,528 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 769 persons of British origin (Irish), 739 persons of British origin (English), 501 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 486 persons of Dutch origin, 177 persons of British origin (other), 17 persons of German origin, 11 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 843 Baptists, 601 Methodists, 519 Anglicans (Church of England), 270 Presbyterians, 218 Roman Catholics, 171 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 78 Adventists, 10 Disciples of Christ, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 506 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.