Kent, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Kent was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,724. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 67.299°W.
Population
In 1911, Kent had a population of 2,724: 1,410 male and 1,314 female residents. Population density was 8.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,010 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,779 |
| 1911 | 2,724 |
| 1921 | 2,816 |
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, Kent 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 | 2,779 |
| POP F | 1,314 |
| POP M | 1,410 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.27 |
| POP TOT | 2,724 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 8 |
| ANGLICANS | 119 |
| AREA ACRES | 210,765 |
| AREA SQ MI | 329.32 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,464 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,225 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,182 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 286 |
| DUTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 544 |
| F MARRIED | 461 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 757 |
| F WIDOWED | 95 |
| FAMILIES | 557 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 465 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 894 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| METHODISTS | 159 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 81 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 890 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365832
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kent
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). "Kent, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kent-nb025003-1911/.