Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Aberdeen was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,235. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3296641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.507°N, 67.281°W.
Population
In 1921, Aberdeen had a population of 1,235: 679 male and 556 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 851 |
| 1881 | 1,399 |
| 1891 | 1,314 |
| 1901 | 1,204 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 1,235 |
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, Aberdeen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,235 total population, 679 males in the population, 629 males born in Canada, 556 females in the population, 501 females born in Canada, 32 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 females born outside the British Empire, 18 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 438 persons of British origin (English), 403 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 345 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of Dutch origin, 18 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 429 Presbyterians, 409 Baptists, 175 Anglicans (Church of England), 161 Methodists, 56 Roman Catholics, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3296641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Aberdeen
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). "Aberdeen, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/aberdeen-nb023001-1921/.