Derby, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Derby was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 987. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.881°N, 65.697°W.
Population
In 1921, Derby had a population of 987: 498 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 47.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 658 |
| 1881 | 870 |
| 1891 | 871 |
| 1901 | 847 |
| 1911 | 991 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Derby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 498 |
| POP TOT | 987 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 135 |
| BAPTISTS | 59 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 323 |
| BRIT IRISH | 161 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 473 |
| CAN BORN F | 479 |
| CAN BORN M | 490 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 83 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 466 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 241 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365808
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Derby
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). "Derby, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/derby-nb029005-1921/.