Saumarez, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Saumarez was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.452°N, 65.138°W.
Population
In 1911, Saumarez had a population of 3,914: 1,975 male and 1,939 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,162 |
| 1881 | 2,819 |
| 1891 | 2,633 |
| 1901 | 3,286 |
| 1911 | 3,914 |
| 1921 | 4,503 |
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, Saumarez shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 101,581 area in acres, 3,914 total population, 1,975 males in the population, 1,939 females in the population, 1,315 single (never-married) males, 1,268 single (never-married) females, 601 married males, 600 married females, 158.72 area in square miles, 141 families, 69 widowed females, 56 widowed males, 24.66 population per square mile, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,286 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 3,669 persons of French origin, 93 persons of British origin (Irish), 68 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 67 persons of British origin (English). 14 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,878 Roman Catholics, 19 Presbyterians, 14 Jews, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 141 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025008_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365919
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saumarez_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saumarez
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). "Saumarez, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/saumarez-nb027008-1911/.