Norton, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Norton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,503. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q199321. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 65.745°W.
Population
In 1911, Norton had a population of 1,503: 771 male and 732 female residents. Population density was 21.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 1,856 |
| 1891 | 1,605 |
| 1901 | 1,449 |
| 1911 | 1,503 |
| 1921 | 1,514 |
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, Norton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,056 area in acres, 1,503 total population, 771 males in the population, 732 females in the population, 474 single (never-married) males, 408 single (never-married) females, 320 families, 269 married males, 261 married females, 70.40 area in square miles, 58 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 21.35 population per square mile, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,449 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 742 persons of British origin (English), 446 persons of British origin (Irish), 247 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of German origin, 13 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 6 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 623 Baptists, 370 Anglicans (Church of England), 242 Roman Catholics, 159 Presbyterians, 96 Methodists, 6 Congregationalists, 6 Jews, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 312 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Butler | 1857–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q199321
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Norton
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). "Norton, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/norton-nb029008-1911/.