Dundas, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Dundas was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,389. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.321°N, 64.676°W.
Population
In 1921, Dundas had a population of 3,389: 1,706 male and 1,683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,347 |
| 1881 | 3,383 |
| 1891 | 3,294 |
| 1901 | 3,453 |
| 1911 | 3,281 |
| 1921 | 3,389 |
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, Dundas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,389 total population, 1,706 males in the population, 1,683 females in the population, 1,655 males born in Canada, 1,627 females born in Canada, 48 females born outside the British Empire, 47 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,159 persons of French origin, 113 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 3,218 Roman Catholics, 59 Methodists, 50 Baptists, 21 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Presbyterians, 15 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365816
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Dundas
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). "Dundas, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/dundas-nb026003-1921/.