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 27.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,756 |
| 1881 | 6,227 |
| 1891 | 6,216 |
| 1901 | 6,431 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 6,431 |
| POP F | 2,475 |
| POP M | 2,554 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 24.63 |
| POP TOT | 5,029 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 287 |
| AREA ACRES | 130,675 |
| AREA SQ MI | 204.18 |
| BAPTISTS | 93 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 429 |
| BRIT IRISH | 126 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 114 |
| DWELLINGS | 789 |
| F MARRIED | 848 |
| F SINGLE | 1,488 |
| F WIDOWED | 139 |
| FAMILIES | 884 |
| FRENCH | 4,314 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 867 |
| M SINGLE | 1,615 |
| M WIDOWED | 71 |
| METHODISTS | 44 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 129 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,465 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 33 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
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/.