Canning, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,568. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365792. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.973°N, 66.092°W.
Population
In 1921, Canning had a population of 1,568: 897 male and 671 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 990 |
| 1881 | 1,005 |
| 1891 | 806 |
| 1901 | 699 |
| 1911 | 797 |
| 1921 | 1,568 |
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, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,568 total population, 897 males in the population, 689 males born in Canada, 671 females in the population, 532 females born in Canada, 139 males born outside the British Empire, 77 females born outside the British Empire, 69 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 62 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 754 persons of British origin (English), 213 persons of British origin (Irish), 184 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 158 persons of French origin, 74 persons of Italian origin, 58 persons of Belgian origin, 45 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Syrian origin, 15 persons of Austrian origin, 15 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 10 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 546 Baptists, 511 Roman Catholics, 221 Anglicans (Church of England), 170 Methodists, 75 Presbyterians, 13 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 13 Lutherans, 7 Brethren, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Adventists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365792
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canning_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canning
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). "Canning, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canning-nb030003-1921/.