Waterford, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Waterford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 679. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 65.294°W.
Population
In 1911, Waterford had a population of 679: 335 male and 344 female residents. Population density was 8.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,460 |
| 1891 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | 957 |
| 1911 | 679 |
| 1921 | 619 |
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, Waterford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 51,610 area in acres, 679 total population, 344 females in the population, 335 males in the population, 216 single (never-married) males, 205 single (never-married) females, 128 families, 118 married females, 110 married males, 80.64 area in square miles, 21 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 8.42 population per square mile. 957 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 559 persons of British origin (Irish), 69 persons of British origin (English), 22 persons of German origin, 20 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 349 Anglicans (Church of England), 133 Presbyterians, 102 Roman Catholics, 55 Baptists, 30 Methodists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 128 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterford
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). "Waterford, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterford-nb029014-1911/.