Blackville, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Blackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,794. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365779. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.673°N, 65.800°W.
Population
In 1921, Blackville had a population of 2,794: 1,482 male and 1,312 female residents. Population density was 8.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,688 |
| 1881 | 2,065 |
| 1891 | 2,066 |
| 1901 | 2,439 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,794 |
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, Blackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,312 |
| POP M | 1,482 |
| POP TOT | 2,794 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 489 |
| BAPTISTS | 382 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 698 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,340 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 541 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,285 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,455 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 148 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 8 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 481 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,425 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365779
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blackville
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). "Blackville, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blackville-nb029002-1921/.