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 16.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,606 |
| 1881 | 3,584 |
| 1891 | 3,205 |
| 1901 | 3,206 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,206 |
| POP F | 838 |
| POP M | 885 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 16.52 |
| POP TOT | 1,723 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 403 |
| AREA ACRES | 66,765 |
| AREA SQ MI | 104.32 |
| BAPTISTS | 375 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 858 |
| BRIT IRISH | 759 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 92 |
| DWELLINGS | 353 |
| F MARRIED | 292 |
| F SINGLE | 484 |
| F WIDOWED | 62 |
| FAMILIES | 356 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 10 |
| M MARRIED | 289 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 573 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 150 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 478 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 311 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
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/.