South Esk, New Brunswick (1911 census)
South Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.989°N, 66.428°W.
Population
In 1911, South Esk had a population of 1,304: 675 male and 629 female residents. Population density was 1.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,093 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,134 |
| 1911 | 1,304 |
| 1921 | 1,325 |
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, South Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 665,600 area in acres, 1,304 total population, 1,040 area in square miles, 675 males in the population, 629 females in the population, 439 single (never-married) males, 396 single (never-married) females, 236 families, 218 married males, 202 married females, 31 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1.25 population per square mile. 1,134 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 586 persons of British origin (Irish), 443 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 145 persons of British origin (English), 17 persons of French origin, 7 persons of German origin. 53 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 504 Presbyterians, 415 Roman Catholics, 310 Baptists, 55 Methodists, 53 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 235 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John P. Tenass | 1849–1928 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southesk_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southesk
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). "South Esk, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/south-esk-nb030013-1911/.