Burton, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Burton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5000891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.799°N, 66.416°W.
Population
In 1921, Burton had a population of 1,383: 740 male and 643 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,830 |
| 1881 | 1,677 |
| 1891 | 1,455 |
| 1901 | 1,424 |
| 1911 | 1,610 |
| 1921 | 1,383 |
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, Burton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,383 total population, 740 males in the population, 716 males born in Canada, 643 females in the population, 617 females born in Canada, 17 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 611 persons of British origin (English), 393 persons of British origin (Irish), 177 persons of Dutch origin, 146 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 42 persons of German origin, 12 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 736 Baptists, 254 Methodists, 233 Anglicans (Church of England), 147 Roman Catholics, 8 Presbyterians, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5000891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Burton
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). "Burton, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/burton-nb033002-1921/.