Alnwick, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Alnwick was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,333. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.276°N, 65.201°W.
Population
In 1921, Alnwick had a population of 4,333: 2,199 male and 2,134 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,393 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,960 |
| 1901 | 3,334 |
| 1911 | 3,893 |
| 1921 | 4,333 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Alnwick, 1911 (94.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Alnwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,333 total population, 2,199 males in the population, 2,194 males born in Canada, 2,134 females in the population, 2,130 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,765 persons of French origin, 892 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 374 persons of British origin (English), 216 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of Syrian origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin. 8 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 3,170 Roman Catholics, 974 Presbyterians, 142 Methodists, 42 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Vénérande Robichaud | 1835–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365755
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alnwick_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Alnwick
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). "Alnwick, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/alnwick-nb029001-1921/.