Petersville, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Petersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,572. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.522°N, 66.366°W.
Population
In 1911, Petersville had a population of 1,572: 850 male and 722 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,300 |
| 1881 | 2,318 |
| 1891 | 1,914 |
| 1901 | 1,774 |
| 1911 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 1,499 |
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, Petersville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,774 |
| POP F | 722 |
| POP M | 850 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 7.56 |
| POP TOT | 1,572 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 416 |
| AREA ACRES | 133,120 |
| AREA SQ MI | 208 |
| BAPTISTS | 251 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 226 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,197 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 116 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 326 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 254 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 399 |
| F WIDOWED | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 330 |
| FRENCH | 25 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 255 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 558 |
| M WIDOWED | 36 |
| METHODISTS | 470 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 130 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 302 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365871
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Petersville
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). "Petersville, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/petersville-nb033015-1911/.