Fredericton, C, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Fredericton, C was a city in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,208. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2138. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.921°N, 66.644°W.
Population
In 1911, Fredericton, C had a population of 7,208: 3,354 male and 3,854 female residents. Population density was 427.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 7,117 |
| 1911 | 7,208 |
| 1921 | 8,114 |
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, Fredericton, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,790 area in acres, 7,208 total population, 3,854 females in the population, 3,354 males in the population, 2,187 single (never-married) females, 1,935 single (never-married) males, 1,546 families, 1,305 married females, 1,300 married males, 427.52 population per square mile, 350 widowed females, 113 widowed males, 16.86 area in square miles, 6 females with marital status not given, 5 males with marital status not given, 3 divorced females, 3 legally separated females, 1 divorced males. 7,117 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 3,911 persons of British origin (English), 1,663 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,054 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 215 persons of French origin, 55 persons of British origin (other), 49 persons of German origin, 35 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Chinese origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 171 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. 23 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,853 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,779 Baptists, 1,371 Roman Catholics, 1,079 Methodists, 944 Presbyterians, 107 Salvation Army adherents, 23 Jews, 17 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Adventists, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Congregationalists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,369 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Thomas Taylor | 1838–1913 | born and died here |
| L. W. (Loring Woart) Bailey | 1839–1925 | died here |
| Henry A. Braithwaite | 1840–1927 | died here |
| Edward Ludlow Wetmore | 1841–1922 | born here |
| James Harvie Crocket | 1859–1930 | died here |
| William Bliss Carman | 1861–1929 | born here, buried here |
| John Richardson | 1868–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2138
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton
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). "Fredericton, C, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-c-nb036015-1911/.