Dumfries, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Dumfries was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 505. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.875°N, 67.213°W.
Population
In 1921, Dumfries had a population of 505: 258 male and 247 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 970 |
| 1881 | 925 |
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 595 |
| 1911 | 553 |
| 1921 | 505 |
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, Dumfries shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 505 total population, 258 males in the population, 247 females in the population, 246 males born in Canada, 242 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 196 persons of British origin (Irish), 151 persons of British origin (English), 135 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 189 Presbyterians, 172 Baptists, 84 Anglicans (Church of England), 37 Roman Catholics, 23 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365815
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumfries_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dumfries-nb036004-1921/.