Johnston, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Johnston was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,454. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q429276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.889°N, 65.806°W.
Population
In 1921, Johnston had a population of 1,454: 788 male and 666 female residents. Population density was 9.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,736 |
| 1881 | 1,735 |
| 1891 | 1,588 |
| 1901 | 1,507 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,454 |
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, Johnston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 666 |
| POP M | 788 |
| POP TOT | 1,454 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 357 |
| BAPTISTS | 779 |
| BRIT BORN F | 31 |
| BRIT BORN M | 42 |
| BRIT ENG | 703 |
| BRIT IRISH | 391 |
| BRIT OTHER | 68 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 183 |
| CAN BORN F | 617 |
| CAN BORN M | 730 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 30 |
| EUR FRENCH | 61 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 16 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 216 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 64 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q429276
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Johnston
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). "Johnston, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/johnston-nb030007-1921/.