Gordon, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Gordon was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,031. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5585639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.836°N, 67.192°W.
Population
In 1921, Gordon had a population of 2,031: 1,094 male and 937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 747 |
| 1891 | 743 |
| 1901 | 868 |
| 1911 | 1,670 |
| 1921 | 2,031 |
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, Gordon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,031 total population, 1,094 males in the population, 992 males born in Canada, 937 females in the population, 842 females born in Canada, 64 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 50 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 45 females born outside the British Empire, 38 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,181 persons of British origin (English), 528 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 224 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 7 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 1,115 Baptists, 348 Presbyterians, 280 Anglicans (Church of England), 156 Roman Catholics, 67 Methodists, 42 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 15 members of the Evangelical Association, 7 Jews, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5585639
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Gordon
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). "Gordon, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/gordon-nb034003-1921/.