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 7.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 957 |
| POP F | 344 |
| POP M | 335 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.42 |
| POP TOT | 679 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 349 |
| AREA ACRES | 51,610 |
| AREA SQ MI | 80.64 |
| BAPTISTS | 55 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 69 |
| BRIT IRISH | 559 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 128 |
| F MARRIED | 118 |
| F SINGLE | 205 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FRENCH | 3 |
| GERMAN | 22 |
| M MARRIED | 110 |
| M SINGLE | 216 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 30 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 133 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 102 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 10 |
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/.