Nelson, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,985. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.847°N, 65.590°W.
Population
In 1911, Nelson had a population of 1,985: 1,053 male and 932 female residents. Population density was 15.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,646 |
| 1881 | 2,724 |
| 1891 | 1,907 |
| 1901 | 1,948 |
| 1911 | 1,985 |
| 1921 | 2,047 |
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, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 84,173 area in acres, 1,985 total population, 1,053 males in the population, 932 females in the population, 704 single (never-married) males, 558 single (never-married) females, 388 families, 337 married females, 332 married males, 131.52 area in square miles, 36 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 15.09 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,948 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 1,204 persons of British origin (Irish), 478 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 178 persons of British origin (English), 115 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,350 Roman Catholics, 454 Presbyterians, 136 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Baptists, 13 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 388 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365853
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Nelson
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). "Nelson, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/nelson-nb030009-1911/.