Dufferin, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Dufferin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 258. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1911, Dufferin had a population of 258: 124 male and 134 female residents. Population density was 53.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 416 |
| 1891 | 334 |
| 1901 | 260 |
| 1911 | 258 |
| 1921 | 245 |
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, Dufferin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,072 area in acres, 258 total population, 134 females in the population, 124 males in the population, 73 single (never-married) females, 72 single (never-married) males, 56 families, 53.75 population per square mile, 47 married females, 46 married males, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 4.80 area in square miles, 1 divorced females. 260 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 118 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 61 persons of British origin (English), 48 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 104 Methodists, 74 Baptists, 55 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Congregationalists, 4 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 53 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365809
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dufferin_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dufferin
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). "Dufferin, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dufferin-nb026003-1911/.