Prince William, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Prince William was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 67.112°W.
Population
In 1911, Prince William had a population of 722: 390 male and 332 female residents. Population density was 5.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,398 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 722 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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, Prince William shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 915 |
| POP F | 332 |
| POP M | 390 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 5.65 |
| POP TOT | 722 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 132 |
| AREA ACRES | 81,854 |
| AREA SQ MI | 127.90 |
| BAPTISTS | 157 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 192 |
| BRIT IRISH | 310 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 159 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 165 |
| F MARRIED | 122 |
| F SINGLE | 183 |
| F WIDOWED | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 165 |
| FRENCH | 30 |
| M MARRIED | 125 |
| M SINGLE | 251 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 343 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 69 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 30 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Prince-William
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). "Prince William, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/prince-william-nb036010-1911/.