Durham, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,038. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365814. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.791°N, 66.062°W.
Population
In 1921, Durham had a population of 3,038: 1,580 male and 1,458 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,352 |
| 1881 | 1,783 |
| 1891 | 1,973 |
| 1901 | 2,209 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 3,038 |
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, Durham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,038 total population, 1,580 males in the population, 1,552 males born in Canada, 1,458 females in the population, 1,440 females born in Canada, 22 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,727 persons of French origin, 584 persons of British origin (Irish), 541 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 107 persons of British origin (English), 48 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,466 Roman Catholics, 508 Presbyterians, 45 Anglicans (Church of England), 17 Baptists, 1 Jews, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365814
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Durham
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). "Durham, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/durham-nb031005-1921/.