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 density was 13.6 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 671 |
| POP M | 897 |
| POP TOT | 1,568 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 221 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 22 |
| BAPTISTS | 546 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 62 |
| BRIT BORN M | 69 |
| BRIT ENG | 754 |
| BRIT IRISH | 213 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 184 |
| CAN BORN F | 532 |
| CAN BORN M | 689 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 15 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 58 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 158 |
| EUR GERMAN | 45 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 74 |
| EUR OTHER | 15 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 10 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 77 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 139 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 170 |
| OTHER SECTS | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 75 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 511 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
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/.