Dumfries, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Dumfries was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 553. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1911, Dumfries had a population of 553: 282 male and 271 female residents. Population density was 4.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 970 |
| 1881 | 925 |
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 505 |
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, Dumfries shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 81,764 area in acres, 553 total population, 282 males in the population, 271 females in the population, 177 single (never-married) males, 159 single (never-married) females, 127.76 area in square miles, 101 families, 93 married females, 93 married males, 19 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 4.33 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 595 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 219 persons of British origin (English), 170 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 147 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 227 Presbyterians, 184 Baptists, 68 Anglicans (Church of England), 38 Roman Catholics, 36 Methodists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 101 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365815
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumfries-nb036004-1911/.