Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Dumbarton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.412°N, 67.049°W.
Population
In 1921, Dumbarton had a population of 700: 375 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,000 |
| 1891 | 807 |
| 1901 | 711 |
| 1911 | 718 |
| 1921 | 700 |
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, Dumbarton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 700 total population, 375 males in the population, 348 males born in Canada, 325 females in the population, 297 females born in Canada, 22 males born outside the British Empire, 19 females born outside the British Empire, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 306 persons of British origin (Irish), 231 persons of British origin (English), 146 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 11 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 185 Presbyterians, 171 Baptists, 166 Methodists, 136 Roman Catholics, 36 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365812
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumbarton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumbarton
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). "Dumbarton, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumbarton-nb024004-1921/.