North Esk, New Brunswick (1911 census)
North Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,789. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.255°N, 66.255°W.
Population
In 1911, North Esk had a population of 1,789: 940 male and 849 female residents. Population density was 1.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 1,586 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,789 |
| 1921 | 1,780 |
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, North Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 844,493 area in acres, 1,789 total population, 1,319.52 area in square miles, 940 males in the population, 849 females in the population, 630 single (never-married) males, 526 single (never-married) females, 323 families, 286 married females, 285 married males, 35 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 2 legally separated females, 1.36 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 1,664 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 1,026 persons of British origin (English), 428 persons of British origin (Irish), 198 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 126 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 803 Presbyterians, 517 Roman Catholics, 252 Methodists, 182 Baptists, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 305 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365863
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northesk_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northesk
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). "North Esk, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/north-esk-nb030011-1911/.