Sussex, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Sussex was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7649461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 65.525°W.
Population
In 1911, Sussex had a population of 1,723: 885 male and 838 female residents. Population density was 16.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,723 |
| 1921 | 1,816 |
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, Sussex shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,765 area in acres, 1,723 total population, 885 males in the population, 838 females in the population, 573 single (never-married) males, 484 single (never-married) females, 356 families, 292 married females, 289 married males, 104.32 area in square miles, 62 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 16.52 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,206 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 858 persons of British origin (English), 759 persons of British origin (Irish), 92 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of German origin, 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 478 Presbyterians, 403 Anglicans (Church of England), 375 Baptists, 311 Roman Catholics, 150 Methodists, 6 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 353 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7649461
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sussex
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). "Sussex, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sussex-nb029012-1911/.