Carleton, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,207. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.880°N, 65.007°W.
Population
In 1921, Carleton had a population of 1,207: 625 male and 582 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,071 |
| 1881 | 1,232 |
| 1891 | 1,180 |
| 1901 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,139 |
| 1921 | 1,207 |
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, Carleton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,207 total population, 625 males in the population, 622 males born in Canada, 582 females in the population, 581 females born in Canada, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 718 persons of French origin, 302 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 162 persons of British origin (Irish), 25 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 940 Roman Catholics, 264 Presbyterians, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Richard O’Leary | 1865–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Carleton
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). "Carleton, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/carleton-nb026002-1921/.