Musquash, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Musquash was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 660. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.183°N, 66.353°W.
Population
In 1911, Musquash had a population of 660: 358 male and 302 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 998 |
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 741 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 543 |
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, Musquash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,494 area in acres, 660 total population, 358 males in the population, 302 females in the population, 229 single (never-married) males, 169 single (never-married) females, 153 families, 114 married females, 113 married males, 105.46 area in square miles, 19 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 6.26 population per square mile. 741 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 373 persons of British origin (Irish), 215 persons of British origin (English), 65 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of French origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 262 Anglicans (Church of England), 232 Baptists, 128 Roman Catholics, 24 Presbyterians, 7 Methodists, 6 Adventists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 134 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365852
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musquash_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Musquash
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). "Musquash, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/musquash-nb032002-1911/.