Newcastle, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Newcastle was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,642. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.156°N, 65.553°W.
Population
In 1911, Newcastle had a population of 1,642: 876 male and 766 female residents. Population density was 6.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,784 |
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, Newcastle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 164,864 area in acres, 1,642 total population, 876 males in the population, 766 females in the population, 563 single (never-married) males, 448 single (never-married) females, 343 families, 279 married males, 268 married females, 257.60 area in square miles, 48 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 11 males with marital status not given, 6.37 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given. 1,623 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 752 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 418 persons of British origin (Irish), 232 persons of British origin (English), 170 persons of French origin, 53 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 4 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 767 Presbyterians, 717 Roman Catholics, 70 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Lutherans, 32 Methodists, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 322 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365857
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Newcastle
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). "Newcastle, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/newcastle-nb030010-1911/.