Wellington, New Brunswick (1911 census)
Wellington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 64.736°W.
Population
In 1911, Wellington had a population of 4,110: 1,741 male and 1,556 female residents. Population density was 46.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,519 |
| 1891 | 3,861 |
| 1901 | 3,949 |
| 1911 | 4,110 |
| 1921 | 4,194 |
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, Wellington 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 56,525 area in acres, 4,110 total population, 1,741 males in the population, 1,556 females in the population, 1,152 single (never-married) males, 908 single (never-married) females, 603 families, 552 married females, 544 married males, 93 widowed females, 88.32 area in square miles, 46.54 population per square mile, 41 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given. 3,949 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 3,478 persons of French origin, 282 persons of British origin (English), 169 persons of British origin (Irish), 164 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 14 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 3,634 Roman Catholics, 157 Methodists, 145 Baptists, 134 Presbyterians, 34 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Adventists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 603 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alphée Belliveau | 1851–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365938
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wellington
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). "Wellington, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wellington-nb028010-1911/.