Gagetown, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Gagetown was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5516859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 66.250°W.
Population
In 1911, Gagetown had a population of 633: 332 male and 301 female residents. Population density was 5.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,177 |
| 1891 | 1,029 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 626 |
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, Gagetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,318 area in acres, 633 total population, 332 males in the population, 301 females in the population, 209 single (never-married) males, 166 single (never-married) females, 140 families, 114.56 area in square miles, 110 married males, 109 married females, 26 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.53 population per square mile. 695 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 256 persons of British origin (English), 204 persons of British origin (Irish), 107 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 18 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. 11 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 232 Baptists, 201 Anglicans (Church of England), 89 Methodists, 49 Roman Catholics, 30 Presbyterians, 28 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 23 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 134 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5516859
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagetown_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gagetown
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). "Gagetown, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gagetown-nb033012-1911/.