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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 77,619 area in acres, 1,687 total population, 851 females in the population, 836 males in the population, 526 single (never-married) males, 490 single (never-married) females, 351 families, 290 married females, 288 married males, 121.28 area in square miles, 71 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 13.91 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,907 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 666 persons of British origin (English), 498 persons of German origin, 234 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 210 persons of British origin (Irish), 69 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,493 Baptists, 102 Methodists, 30 Anglicans (Church of England), 23 Roman Catholics, 22 Adventists, 13 Presbyterians, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 344 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.