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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,454 total population, 788 males in the population, 730 males born in Canada, 666 females in the population, 617 females born in Canada, 42 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born outside the British Empire, 16 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 703 persons of British origin (English), 391 persons of British origin (Irish), 183 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 68 persons of British origin (other), 61 persons of French origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 779 Baptists, 357 Anglicans (Church of England), 216 Methodists, 64 Presbyterians, 32 Roman Catholics, 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.