Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Grand Falls was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,586. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5594542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.925°N, 67.746°W.
Population
In 1921, Grand Falls had a population of 1,586: 893 male and 693 female residents. Population density was 23.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,534 |
| 1891 | 1,597 |
| 1901 | 1,897 |
| 1911 | 1,400 |
| 1921 | 1,586 |
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, Grand Falls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 693 |
| POP M | 893 |
| POP TOT | 1,586 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 358 |
| BAPTISTS | 511 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 620 |
| BRIT IRISH | 573 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 135 |
| CAN BORN F | 624 |
| CAN BORN M | 788 |
| EUR DUTCH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 233 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 65 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 92 |
| METHODISTS | 7 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 688 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB034004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB034004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5594542
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Falls_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grand-Sault
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). "Grand Falls, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grand-falls-nb034004-1921/.