West Isles, New Brunswick (1911 census)
West Isles was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,385. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7985568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.982°N, 66.975°W.
Population
In 1911, West Isles had a population of 1,385: 725 male and 660 female residents. Population density was 105.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,556 |
| 1881 | 1,661 |
| 1891 | 1,644 |
| 1901 | 1,399 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,399 |
| POP F | 660 |
| POP M | 725 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 105.56 |
| POP TOT | 1,385 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 8 |
| AREA ACRES | 8,397 |
| AREA SQ MI | 13.12 |
| BAPTISTS | 418 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 926 |
| BRIT IRISH | 163 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 179 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 316 |
| F MARRIED | 287 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 312 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 329 |
| FRENCH | 69 |
| GERMAN | 18 |
| M MARRIED | 285 |
| M SINGLE | 413 |
| M WIDOWED | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 102 |
| PAGANS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| SWISS | 9 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 845 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7985568
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Isles_Parish,_New_Brunswick
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). "West Isles, New Brunswick (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/west-isles-nb026015-1911/.