Moncton, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Moncton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,451. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365851. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.160°N, 64.868°W.
Population
In 1921, Moncton had a population of 6,451: 3,331 male and 3,120 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,810 |
| 1881 | 4,569 |
| 1891 | 5,165 |
| 1901 | 5,587 |
| 1911 | 6,433 |
| 1921 | 6,451 |
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, Moncton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,451 total population, 3,331 males in the population, 3,206 males born in Canada, 3,120 females in the population, 2,975 females born in Canada, 75 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 70 females born outside the British Empire, 70 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 55 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,534 persons of British origin (English), 2,306 persons of French origin, 684 persons of British origin (Irish), 568 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 189 persons of Dutch origin, 146 persons of German origin, 8 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 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 2,709 Roman Catholics, 2,524 Baptists, 670 Methodists, 289 Presbyterians, 174 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Adventists, 17 Salvation Army adherents, 16 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Congregationalists, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365851
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Moncton
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). "Moncton, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/moncton-nb035003-1921/.