Alma, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Alma was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 674. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.634°N, 65.008°W.
Population
In 1921, Alma had a population of 674: 353 male and 321 female residents. Population density was 6.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,112 |
| 1881 | 1,263 |
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 1,014 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 674 |
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, Alma shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 321 |
| POP M | 353 |
| POP TOT | 674 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 14 |
| BAPTISTS | 265 |
| BRIT BORN F | 8 |
| BRIT BORN M | 9 |
| BRIT ENG | 43 |
| BRIT IRISH | 555 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 60 |
| CAN BORN F | 313 |
| CAN BORN M | 339 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 300 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 39 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365750
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alma
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). "Alma, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alma-nb022001-1921/.