Chatham, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,289. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.021°N, 65.445°W.
Population
In 1921, Chatham had a population of 2,289: 1,171 male and 1,118 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,088 |
| 1921 | 2,289 |
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, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,289 total population, 1,171 males in the population, 1,151 males born in Canada, 1,118 females in the population, 1,107 females born in Canada, 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 930 persons of British origin (English), 472 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 461 persons of British origin (Irish), 420 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,078 Roman Catholics, 837 Presbyterians, 274 Anglicans (Church of England), 78 Methodists, 22 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Quinlan | 1839–1923 | died here |
| Michael Whelan | 1858–1937 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365797
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Chatham
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). "Chatham, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/chatham-nb029004-1921/.