Johnston, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Johnston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,515. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q429276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.889°N, 65.806°W.
Population
In 1911, Johnston had a population of 1,515: 773 male and 742 female residents. Population density was 10.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,736 |
| 1881 | 1,735 |
| 1891 | 1,588 |
| 1901 | 1,507 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,454 |
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, Johnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,507 |
| POP F | 742 |
| POP M | 773 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.28 |
| POP TOT | 1,515 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 362 |
| AREA ACRES | 104,448 |
| AREA SQ MI | 163.20 |
| BAPTISTS | 771 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 822 |
| BRIT IRISH | 377 |
| BRIT OTHER | 64 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 171 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 44 |
| DWELLINGS | 325 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 293 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 401 |
| F WIDOWED | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 330 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 5 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 302 |
| M SINGLE | 455 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 264 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 50 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 28 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q429276
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Johnston
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). "Johnston, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/johnston-nb033014-1911/.