Durham, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,813. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365814. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.791°N, 66.062°W.
Population
In 1911, Durham had a population of 2,813: 1,481 male and 1,332 female residents. Population density was 13.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,352 |
| 1881 | 1,783 |
| 1891 | 1,973 |
| 1901 | 2,209 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Durham, 1901 (74.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Durham 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 138,547 area in acres, 2,813 total population, 1,481 males in the population, 1,332 females in the population, 1,018 single (never-married) males, 853 single (never-married) females, 500 families, 433 married males, 431 married females, 216.48 area in square miles, 48 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 12.99 population per square mile. 2,209 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 1,540 persons of French origin, 601 persons of British origin (Irish), 494 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 110 persons of British origin (English), 28 persons of Scandinavian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 2 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). 1 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 2,225 Roman Catholics, 451 Presbyterians, 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 35 Baptists, 31 Methodists, 19 Lutherans, 7 Jews, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 459 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365814
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Durham
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). "Durham, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/durham-nb031005-1911/.