Elgin, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Elgin was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,987. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5360046. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.806°N, 65.033°W.
Population
In 1911, Elgin had a population of 1,987: 1,058 male and 929 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,768 |
| 1881 | 2,621 |
| 1891 | 2,422 |
| 1901 | 2,234 |
| 1911 | 1,987 |
| 1921 | 1,627 |
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, Elgin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 109,760 area in acres, 1,987 total population, 1,058 males in the population, 929 females in the population, 726 single (never-married) males, 581 single (never-married) females, 345 families, 307 married males, 306 married females, 171.50 area in square miles, 41 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 11.59 population per square mile, 1 divorced females. 2,234 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 1,445 persons of British origin (English), 291 persons of British origin (Irish), 113 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 50 persons of Dutch origin, 49 persons of German origin, 25 persons of French origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,628 Baptists, 164 Methodists, 153 Roman Catholics, 39 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 328 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5360046
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Elgin
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). "Elgin, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/elgin-nb029018-1911/.