Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Grand Falls was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,400. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.925°N, 67.746°W.
Population
In 1911, Grand Falls had a population of 1,400: 770 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 20.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 1,586 |
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, Grand Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,897 |
| POP F | 630 |
| POP M | 770 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 19.44 |
| POP TOT | 1,400 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 324 |
| AREA ACRES | 46,080 |
| AREA SQ MI | 72 |
| BAPTISTS | 468 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 559 |
| BRIT IRISH | 525 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 142 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 249 |
| F MARRIED | 220 |
| F SINGLE | 385 |
| F WIDOWED | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 249 |
| FRENCH | 164 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 219 |
| M SINGLE | 531 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 580 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594542
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Falls_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grand-Sault
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). "Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-falls-nb034005-1911/.