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 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 8,397 area in acres, 1,385 total population, 725 males in the population, 660 females in the population, 413 single (never-married) males, 329 families, 312 single (never-married) females, 287 married females, 285 married males, 105.56 population per square mile, 60 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 13.12 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,399 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 926 persons of British origin (English), 179 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 163 persons of British origin (Irish), 69 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 845 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 418 Baptists, 102 Methodists, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Presbyterians, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 316 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.