Gagetown, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Gagetown was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5516859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.745°N, 66.250°W.
Population
In 1921, Gagetown had a population of 626: 339 male and 287 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,282 |
| 1881 | 1,177 |
| 1891 | 1,029 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 633 |
| 1921 | 626 |
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, Gagetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 626 total population, 339 males in the population, 305 males born in Canada, 287 females in the population, 258 females born in Canada, 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 23 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 397 persons of British origin (English), 151 persons of British origin (Irish), 58 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 8 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. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 257 Baptists, 200 Anglicans (Church of England), 92 Methodists, 52 Roman Catholics, 22 Presbyterians, 2 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5516859
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagetown_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gagetown
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). "Gagetown, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gagetown-nb030005-1921/.