Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Hillsborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,434. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365768. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.905°N, 64.766°W.
Population
In 1921, Hillsborough had a population of 2,434: 1,220 male and 1,214 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,995 |
| 1881 | 3,012 |
| 1891 | 2,677 |
| 1901 | 2,907 |
| 1911 | 1,687 |
| 1921 | 2,434 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 contained Hillsborough vl, 1911 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Hillsborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,434 total population, 1,220 males in the population, 1,214 females in the population, 1,171 males born in Canada, 1,154 females born in Canada, 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 females born outside the British Empire, 26 males born outside the British Empire, 23 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,053 persons of British origin (English), 527 persons of Dutch origin, 371 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 304 persons of British origin (Irish), 80 persons of German origin, 50 persons of French origin, 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of other European origin. 5 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). 2 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 1,946 Baptists, 246 Methodists, 106 Anglicans (Church of England), 92 Roman Catholics, 17 Presbyterians, 14 Adventists, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Jews, 2 Lutherans, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB022005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB022005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365768
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsborough_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_d%27Hillsborough
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). "Hillsborough, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/hillsborough-nb022005-1921/.