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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 892 total population, 467 males in the population, 437 males born in Canada, 425 females in the population, 387 females born in Canada, 38 females born outside the British Empire, 29 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 826 persons of French origin, 51 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 890 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.