Beresford, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Beresford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q13107388. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.735°N, 65.866°W.
Population
In 1921, Beresford had a population of 5,466: 2,808 male and 2,658 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,275 |
| 1881 | 3,636 |
| 1891 | 4,301 |
| 1901 | 4,457 |
| 1911 | 4,917 |
| 1921 | 5,466 |
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, Beresford 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 5,466 total population, 2,808 males in the population, 2,789 males born in Canada, 2,658 females in the population, 2,633 females born in Canada, 21 females born outside the British Empire, 15 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,020 persons of French origin, 178 persons of British origin (Irish), 176 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 74 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of Syrian origin, 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 5,281 Roman Catholics, 145 Presbyterians, 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Brethren, 3 Methodists, 2 Baptists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q13107388
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beresford_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Beresford
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). "Beresford, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/beresford-nb025002-1921/.