Clair, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Clair was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 892. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365798. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.284°N, 68.636°W.
Population
In 1921, Clair had a population of 892: 467 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 43.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 897 |
| 1921 | 892 |
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, Clair shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 425 |
| POP M | 467 |
| POP TOT | 892 |
Other recorded variables (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 11 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 1 |
| BRIT IRISH | 51 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3 |
| CAN BORN F | 387 |
| CAN BORN M | 437 |
| EUR FRENCH | 826 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 29 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 890 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365798
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Clair
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). "Clair, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/clair-nb028001-1921/.