Gordon, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,670. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5585639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.836°N, 67.192°W.
Population
In 1911, Gordon had a population of 1,670: 1,022 male and 648 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 747 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,031 |
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, Gordon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 868 |
| POP F | 648 |
| POP M | 1,022 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.23 |
| POP TOT | 1,670 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 276 |
| AREA ACRES | 331,008 |
| AREA SQ MI | 517.20 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 26 |
| BAPTISTS | 666 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 725 |
| BRIT IRISH | 271 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 347 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 52 |
| DUTCH | 45 |
| DWELLINGS | 280 |
| F MARRIED | 274 |
| F SINGLE | 364 |
| F WIDOWED | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 281 |
| FRENCH | 43 |
| GERMAN | 8 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 49 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 292 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 136 |
| M SINGLE | 567 |
| M WIDOWED | 26 |
| METHODISTS | 93 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 304 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 182 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 86 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5585639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gordon
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). "Gordon, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gordon-nb034004-1911/.