Shediac, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Shediac was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 5,029. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.185°N, 64.499°W.
Population
In 1911, Shediac had a population of 5,029: 2,554 male and 2,475 female residents. Population density was 24.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,029 |
| 1921 | 5,427 |
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, Shediac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 130,675 area in acres, 5,029 total population, 2,554 males in the population, 2,475 females in the population, 1,615 single (never-married) males, 1,488 single (never-married) females, 884 families, 867 married males, 848 married females, 204.18 area in square miles, 139 widowed females, 71 widowed males, 24.63 population per square mile, 1 legally separated males. 6,431 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 4,314 persons of French origin, 429 persons of British origin (English), 126 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 4,465 Roman Catholics, 287 Anglicans (Church of England), 129 Presbyterians, 93 Baptists, 44 Methodists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Adventists, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 789 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Melanson | 1842–1923 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492307
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shediac_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). "Shediac, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/shediac-nb035006-1911/.