Canterbury, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,824. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.877°N, 67.508°W.
Population
In 1921, Canterbury had a population of 1,824: 970 male and 854 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,909 |
| 1881 | 2,544 |
| 1891 | 2,297 |
| 1901 | 2,108 |
| 1911 | 2,000 |
| 1921 | 1,824 |
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, Canterbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,824 total population, 970 males in the population, 932 males born in Canada, 854 females in the population, 807 females born in Canada, 31 females born outside the British Empire, 20 males born outside the British Empire, 18 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,036 persons of British origin (English), 460 persons of British origin (Irish), 305 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,122 Baptists, 240 Anglicans (Church of England), 205 Methodists, 180 Roman Catholics, 76 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365794
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Canterbury
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). "Canterbury, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/canterbury-nb036002-1921/.