Waterborough, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Waterborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,087. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.061°N, 65.821°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterborough had a population of 1,087: 539 male and 548 female residents. Population density was 15.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,449 |
| 1891 | 1,352 |
| 1901 | 1,228 |
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1921 | 1,093 |
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, Waterborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 44,134 area in acres, 1,087 total population, 548 females in the population, 539 males in the population, 323 single (never-married) males, 306 single (never-married) females, 220 families, 196 married males, 192 married females, 68.96 area in square miles, 50 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 15.76 population per square mile. 1,228 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 425 persons of British origin (English), 252 persons of British origin (Irish), 215 persons of Dutch origin, 181 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 703 Baptists, 177 Anglicans (Church of England), 158 Methodists, 21 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Presbyterians, 11 Roman Catholics, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 219 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborough_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterborough
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). "Waterborough, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterborough-nb033016-1911/.