Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Hillsborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.905°N, 64.767°W.
Population
In 1911, Hillsborough had a population of 1,687: 836 male and 851 female residents. Population density was 13.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,995 |
| 1881 | 3,012 |
| 1891 | 2,677 |
| 1901 | 2,907 |
| 1911 | 1,687 |
| 1921 | 2,434 |
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, Hillsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,907 |
| POP F | 851 |
| POP M | 836 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 13.91 |
| POP TOT | 1,687 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 22 |
| ANGLICANS | 30 |
| AREA ACRES | 77,619 |
| AREA SQ MI | 121.28 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,493 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 666 |
| BRIT IRISH | 210 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 234 |
| DUTCH | 69 |
| DWELLINGS | 344 |
| F MARRIED | 290 |
| F SINGLE | 490 |
| F WIDOWED | 71 |
| FAMILIES | 351 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 498 |
| M MARRIED | 288 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 526 |
| M WIDOWED | 21 |
| METHODISTS | 102 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 23 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365768
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hillsborough
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). "Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hillsborough-nb029020-1911/.