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 9.9 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 212,621 area in acres, 3,289 total population, 1,707 males in the population, 1,582 females in the population, 1,079 single (never-married) males, 892 single (never-married) females, 638 families, 589 married females, 579 married males, 332.22 area in square miles, 100 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 9.90 population per square mile, 1 divorced females. 3,364 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 2,091 persons of British origin (English), 527 persons of British origin (Irish), 460 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 100 persons of German origin, 64 persons of Dutch origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 2,471 Baptists, 430 Methodists, 190 Anglicans (Church of England), 106 Roman Catholics, 55 Presbyterians, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Disciples of Christ, 5 Congregationalists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 631 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.