Cardwell, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Cardwell was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2402119. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.785°N, 65.304°W.
Population
In 1921, Cardwell had a population of 925: 488 male and 437 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,413 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 925 |
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, Cardwell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 437 |
| POP M | 488 |
| POP TOT | 925 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 68 |
| BAPTISTS | 514 |
| BRIT BORN F | 14 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 614 |
| BRIT IRISH | 141 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 142 |
| CAN BORN F | 416 |
| CAN BORN M | 477 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| INDIAN | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 136 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 60 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 130 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2402119
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardwell_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Cardwell
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). "Cardwell, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/cardwell-nb027001-1921/.