Rogersville, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Rogersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,390. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.763°N, 65.461°W.
Population
In 1911, Rogersville had a population of 2,390: 1,245 male and 1,145 female residents. Population density was 21.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,379 |
| 1901 | 1,797 |
| 1911 | 2,390 |
| 1921 | 2,573 |
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, Rogersville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,272 area in acres, 2,390 total population, 1,245 males in the population, 1,145 females in the population, 821 single (never-married) males, 711 single (never-married) females, 399 married males, 397 families, 394 married females, 109.80 area in square miles, 39 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 21.77 population per square mile, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,797 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 2,288 persons of French origin, 72 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,375 Roman Catholics, 14 Methodists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 367 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marcel-François Richard | 1847–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365879
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rogersville
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). "Rogersville, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rogersville-nb030012-1911/.