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 density was 4.7 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 325 |
| POP M | 375 |
| POP TOT | 700 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 36 |
| BAPTISTS | 171 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 231 |
| BRIT IRISH | 306 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 146 |
| CAN BORN F | 297 |
| CAN BORN M | 348 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 166 |
| NEGRO | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 185 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 136 |
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/.