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Canterbury, New Brunswick (1871–1921)
Canterbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in 6 censuses between 1871 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3365794, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 2,909 in 1871 to 1,824 in 1921).
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,909 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 2,544 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 2,297 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 2,108 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 2,000 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 1,824 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary lineage
Predecessors
- split off from North Lake in 1881
Successors
- later split into NO DATA in 1871
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036002— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.