Kent, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Kent was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,816. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 67.299°W.
Population
In 1921, Kent had a population of 2,816: 1,466 male and 1,350 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,010 |
| 1881 | 3,001 |
| 1891 | 2,786 |
| 1901 | 2,779 |
| 1911 | 2,724 |
| 1921 | 2,816 |
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, Kent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,816 total population, 1,466 males in the population, 1,403 males born in Canada, 1,350 females in the population, 1,294 females born in Canada, 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 32 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 males born outside the British Empire, 22 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,662 persons of British origin (English), 916 persons of British origin (Irish), 141 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 38 persons of German origin, 35 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 9 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 1,583 Baptists, 885 Roman Catholics, 125 Methodists, 95 Presbyterians, 75 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Jews, 6 Adventists, 6 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365832
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Kent
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). "Kent, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/kent-nb023003-1921/.