Grimmer, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Grimmer was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,544. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.758°N, 67.733°W.
Population
In 1921, Grimmer had a population of 4,544: 2,414 male and 2,130 female residents. Population density was 3.7 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Eldon & Restigouche River, 1911 (65.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Grimmer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,130 |
| POP M | 2,414 |
| POP TOT | 4,544 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 28 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 28 |
| BAPTISTS | 29 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 71 |
| BRIT IRISH | 60 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 45 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,985 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,246 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4,332 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 141 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 164 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 15 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4,468 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB031007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365830
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimmer_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Grimmer
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). "Grimmer, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/grimmer-nb031007-1921/.