Douglas, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,094. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365810. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.275°N, 66.935°W.
Population
In 1921, Douglas had a population of 3,094: 1,648 male and 1,446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,681 |
| 1881 | 2,916 |
| 1891 | 2,880 |
| 1901 | 2,528 |
| 1911 | 2,723 |
| 1921 | 3,094 |
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, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,094 total population, 1,648 males in the population, 1,587 males born in Canada, 1,446 females in the population, 1,383 females born in Canada, 45 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 22 males born outside the British Empire, 18 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,432 persons of British origin (English), 714 persons of British origin (Irish), 471 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 212 persons of Dutch origin, 148 persons of British origin (other), 50 persons of French origin, 19 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of other European origin. 35 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 912 Baptists, 675 Methodists, 643 Anglicans (Church of England), 311 Presbyterians, 229 Roman Catholics, 215 Disciples of Christ, 72 Adventists, 17 Salvation Army adherents, 11 Lutherans, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365810
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Douglas
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). "Douglas, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/douglas-nb036003-1921/.