Fredericton, C, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Fredericton, C was a city in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 8,114. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2138. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.921°N, 66.644°W.
Population
In 1921, Fredericton, C had a population of 8,114: 3,814 male and 4,300 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 7,117 |
| 1911 | 7,208 |
| 1921 | 8,114 |
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, Fredericton, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 8,114 total population, 4,300 females in the population, 3,893 females born in Canada, 3,814 males in the population, 3,431 males born in Canada, 272 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 262 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 135 females born outside the British Empire, 121 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,661 persons of British origin (English), 2,011 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,800 persons of British origin (Irish), 182 persons of French origin, 110 persons of Dutch origin, 78 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of German origin, 18 persons of Scandinavian origin, 13 persons of Syrian origin, 9 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 88 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. 62 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 2,159 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,106 Baptists, 1,309 Roman Catholics, 1,195 Methodists, 1,131 Presbyterians, 100 Salvation Army adherents, 62 Jews, 24 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Adventists, 5 Congregationalists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Brethren, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| L. W. (Loring Woart) Bailey | 1839–1925 | died here |
| Henry A. Braithwaite | 1840–1927 | died here |
| Edward Ludlow Wetmore | 1841–1922 | born here |
| James Harvie Crocket | 1859–1930 | died here |
| William Bliss Carman | 1861–1929 | born here, buried here |
| John Richardson | 1868–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2138
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fredericton
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). "Fredericton, C, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/fredericton-c-nb036016-1921/.