Lancaster, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Lancaster was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,886. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.228°N, 66.182°W.
Population
In 1911, Lancaster had a population of 5,886: 3,022 male and 2,864 female residents. Population density was 128.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,821 |
| 1881 | 4,333 |
| 1891 | 4,211 |
| 1901 | 5,278 |
| 1911 | 5,886 |
| 1921 | 7,301 |
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, Lancaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 29,341 area in acres, 5,886 total population, 3,022 males in the population, 2,864 females in the population, 1,920 single (never-married) males, 1,663 single (never-married) females, 1,001 married females, 995 married males, 981 families, 199 widowed females, 128.38 population per square mile, 106 widowed males, 45.85 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 5,278 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 2,576 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,727 persons of British origin (English), 901 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 373 persons of French origin, 108 persons of German origin, 58 persons of British origin (other), 45 persons of Dutch origin, 35 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 20 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,965 Roman Catholics, 1,142 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,013 Baptists, 933 Presbyterians, 664 Methodists, 63 Brethren, 49 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 32 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 20 Jews, 13 Lutherans, 11 Salvation Army adherents, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Congregationalists, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 877 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Lancaster, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/lancaster-nb032001-1911/.