St. James, New Brunswick (1911 census)
St. James was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,648. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 67.343°W.
Population
In 1911, St. James had a population of 1,648: 896 male and 752 female residents. Population density was 9.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,606 |
| 1881 | 2,697 |
| 1891 | 2,266 |
| 1901 | 1,860 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,476 |
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, St. James shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 115,456 area in acres, 1,648 total population, 896 males in the population, 752 females in the population, 568 single (never-married) males, 414 single (never-married) females, 341 families, 290 married females, 290 married males, 180.40 area in square miles, 48 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 9.14 population per square mile, 1 divorced males. 1,860 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 874 persons of British origin (Irish), 494 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 229 persons of British origin (English), 22 persons of Scandinavian origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 573 Methodists, 552 Presbyterians, 292 Baptists, 92 Roman Catholics, 83 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Lutherans, 10 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 338 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365900
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-James
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). "St. James, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-james-nb026012-1911/.