Bathurst, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Bathurst was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,115. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q810807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.469°N, 65.712°W.
Population
In 1921, Bathurst had a population of 5,115: 2,645 male and 2,470 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,469 |
| 1881 | 4,806 |
| 1891 | 4,815 |
| 1901 | 4,913 |
| 1911 | 5,248 |
| 1921 | 5,115 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bathurst shared boundaries with:
- Alnwick
- Bathurst, T-V
- Beresford
- Colborne
- Durham
- Indian reserves
- New Bandon
- Newcastle
- North Esk
- Saumarez
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,115 total population, 2,645 males in the population, 2,579 males born in Canada, 2,470 females in the population, 2,428 females born in Canada, 57 males born outside the British Empire, 27 females born outside the British Empire, 15 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,510 persons of French origin, 612 persons of British origin (Irish), 578 persons of British origin (English), 301 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of Dutch origin, 28 persons of Italian origin, 10 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,126 Roman Catholics, 396 Anglicans (Church of England), 287 Methodists, 277 Presbyterians, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Baptists, 4 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Jean Veniot | 1863–1936 | died here |
| David-Vital Landry | 1866–1929 | died here |
| William John Bowser | 1867–1933 | born here |
| James Paul Byrne | 1869–1934 | born and died here |
| Richard Bedford Bennett | 1870–1947 | born here |
| Charles-David Hébert | 1874–1932 | born here |
| Mildred Mariann Bennett | 1889–1938 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q810807
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathurst_(Nouveau-Brunswick)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Bathurst, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/bathurst-nb025001-1921/.