Weldford, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Weldford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,297. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365943. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.524°N, 65.109°W.
Population
In 1911, Weldford had a population of 3,297: 725 male and 666 female residents. Population density was 12.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,302 |
| 1881 | 3,615 |
| 1891 | 3,561 |
| 1901 | 3,317 |
| 1911 | 3,297 |
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, Weldford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 169,523 area in acres, 3,297 total population, 725 males in the population, 666 females in the population, 515 single (never-married) males, 445 single (never-married) females, 264.88 area in square miles, 195 married females, 194 married males, 190 families, 26 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 12.44 population per square mile. 3,317 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 1,134 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 893 persons of British origin (English), 628 persons of French origin, 358 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of German origin. 270 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,265 Presbyterians, 1,254 Roman Catholics, 473 Anglicans (Church of England), 261 Methodists, 38 Baptists, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 190 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365943
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weldford_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Weldford
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). "Weldford, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/weldford-nb028009-1911/.