Sackville, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Sackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,514. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.972°N, 64.379°W.
Population
In 1911, Sackville had a population of 3,514: 1,887 male and 1,627 female residents. Population density was 22.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,514 |
| 1921 | 3,265 |
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, Sackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 100,365 area in acres, 3,514 total population, 1,887 males in the population, 1,627 females in the population, 1,201 single (never-married) males, 935 single (never-married) females, 679 families, 615 married males, 602 married females, 156.82 area in square miles, 89 widowed females, 68 widowed males, 22.41 population per square mile, 2 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 5,286 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 2,976 persons of British origin (English), 408 persons of French origin, 83 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,179 Baptists, 555 Methodists, 416 Roman Catholics, 263 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Presbyterians, 40 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Salvation Army adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 672 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Hammond | 1843–1939 | died here |
| Josiah Wood | 1843–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365883
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sackville
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). "Sackville, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sackville-nb035004-1911/.