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 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,584 |
| 1881 | 4,209 |
| 1891 | 4,006 |
| 1901 | 4,130 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,623 |
| POP F | 766 |
| POP M | 876 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 6.37 |
| POP TOT | 1,642 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 70 |
| AREA ACRES | 164,864 |
| AREA SQ MI | 257.60 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 232 |
| BRIT IRISH | 418 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 752 |
| DWELLINGS | 322 |
| F MARRIED | 268 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 448 |
| F WIDOWED | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FRENCH | 170 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 49 |
| M MARRIED | 279 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 11 |
| M SINGLE | 563 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 767 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 717 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 53 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
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/.