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 5.9 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 139,571 area in acres, 1,294 total population, 694 males in the population, 600 females in the population, 450 single (never-married) males, 378 single (never-married) females, 246 families, 218.08 area in square miles, 184 married males, 176 married females, 45 widowed females, 33 males with marital status not given, 27 widowed males, 5.93 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,337 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 793 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 388 persons of British origin (Irish), 62 persons of British origin (English), 14 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 774 Presbyterians, 446 Roman Catholics, 35 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 33 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 244 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.