Salisbury, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,289. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7404790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.074°N, 65.197°W.
Population
In 1911, Salisbury had a population of 3,289: 1,707 male and 1,582 female residents. Population density was 9.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,237 |
| 1881 | 4,211 |
| 1891 | 3,677 |
| 1901 | 3,364 |
| 1911 | 3,289 |
| 1921 | 3,615 |
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, Salisbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,364 |
| POP F | 1,582 |
| POP M | 1,707 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.90 |
| POP TOT | 3,289 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 190 |
| AREA ACRES | 212,621 |
| AREA SQ MI | 332.22 |
| BAPTISTS | 2,471 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,091 |
| BRIT IRISH | 527 |
| BRIT OTHER | 25 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 460 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES | 9 |
| DUTCH | 64 |
| DWELLINGS | 631 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 589 |
| F SINGLE | 892 |
| F WIDOWED | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 638 |
| FRENCH | 12 |
| GERMAN | 100 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 579 |
| M SINGLE | 1,079 |
| M WIDOWED | 49 |
| METHODISTS | 430 |
| NEGRO | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 55 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 106 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7404790
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Parish
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). "Salisbury, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/salisbury-nb035005-1911/.