Blissfield, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Blissfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q664434. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 66.042°W.
Population
In 1921, Blissfield had a population of 1,304: 707 male and 597 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 757 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 894 |
| 1901 | 997 |
| 1911 | 1,040 |
| 1921 | 1,304 |
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, Blissfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,304 total population, 707 males in the population, 690 males born in Canada, 597 females in the population, 581 females born in Canada, 12 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 999 persons of British origin (English), 148 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 146 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 459 Baptists, 296 Anglicans (Church of England), 251 Presbyterians, 247 Roman Catholics, 48 Methodists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q664434
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissfield_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Blissfield
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). "Blissfield, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/blissfield-nb029003-1921/.