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 7.3 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,860 |
| POP F | 752 |
| POP M | 896 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.14 |
| POP TOT | 1,648 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 83 |
| AREA ACRES | 115,456 |
| AREA SQ MI | 180.40 |
| BAPTISTS | 292 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 229 |
| BRIT IRISH | 874 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 494 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 10 |
| DUTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 338 |
| F MARRIED | 290 |
| F SINGLE | 414 |
| F WIDOWED | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 341 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 17 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 290 |
| M SINGLE | 568 |
| M WIDOWED | 37 |
| METHODISTS | 573 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 552 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 92 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 22 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 26 |
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/.