Cambridge, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q657125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.818°N, 66.044°W.
Population
In 1921, Cambridge had a population of 968: 493 male and 475 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,498 |
| 1881 | 1,482 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,200 |
| 1911 | 984 |
| 1921 | 968 |
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, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 475 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 163 |
| BAPTISTS | 668 |
| BRIT BORN F | 17 |
| BRIT BORN M | 19 |
| BRIT ENG | 654 |
| BRIT IRISH | 91 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 138 |
| CAN BORN F | 453 |
| CAN BORN M | 469 |
| EUR DUTCH | 57 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 84 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q657125
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cambridge
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). "Cambridge, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cambridge-nb030002-1921/.