Madawaska, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Madawaska was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6726557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.564°N, 68.211°W.
Population
In 1911, Madawaska had a population of 988: 533 male and 455 female residents. Population density was 10.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,816 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,683 |
| 1901 | 1,882 |
| 1911 | 988 |
| 1921 | 876 |
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, Madawaska shared boundaries with:
- Edmundston, T-V
- Eldon & Restigouche River
- Indian Reserve
- Lake Baker
- St. Basile
- St. Hilaire
- St. Jacques
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,882 |
| POP F | 455 |
| POP M | 533 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.96 |
| POP TOT | 988 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 3 |
| AREA ACRES | 63,488 |
| AREA SQ MI | 99.20 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 150 |
| F MARRIED | 160 |
| F SINGLE | 273 |
| F WIDOWED | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FRENCH | 974 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 164 |
| M SINGLE | 356 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 984 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6726557
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madawaska_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Madawaska
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). "Madawaska, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/madawaska-nb034009-1911/.