Glenelg, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Glenelg was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,294. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5568476. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.946°N, 65.282°W.
Population
In 1911, Glenelg had a population of 1,294: 694 male and 600 female residents. Population density was 6.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,465 |
| 1891 | 1,382 |
| 1901 | 1,337 |
| 1911 | 1,294 |
| 1921 | 1,266 |
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, Glenelg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,337 |
| POP F | 600 |
| POP M | 694 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.93 |
| POP TOT | 1,294 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 33 |
| AREA ACRES | 139,571 |
| AREA SQ MI | 218.08 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 62 |
| BRIT IRISH | 388 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 793 |
| DWELLINGS | 244 |
| F MARRIED | 176 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 378 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 246 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 184 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 33 |
| M SINGLE | 450 |
| M WIDOWED | 27 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 774 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 446 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5568476
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenelg_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Glenelg
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). "Glenelg, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/glenelg-nb030006-1911/.