St. Marys, New Brunswick (1921 census)
St. Marys was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,910. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365737. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.168°N, 66.493°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Marys had a population of 1,910: 1,036 male and 874 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,885 |
| 1881 | 3,873 |
| 1891 | 3,354 |
| 1901 | 3,611 |
| 1911 | 3,857 |
| 1921 | 1,910 |
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, St. Marys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,910 total population, 1,036 males in the population, 991 males born in Canada, 874 females in the population, 849 females born in Canada, 36 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,002 persons of British origin (English), 495 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 290 persons of British origin (Irish), 53 persons of British origin (other), 47 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin. 9 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 825 Methodists, 469 Baptists, 253 Presbyterians, 186 Anglicans (Church of England), 160 Roman Catholics, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Adventists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365737
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Marys_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint_Marys
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). "St. Marys, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-marys-nb036012-1921/.