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 density was 8.4 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,350 |
| POP M | 1,466 |
| POP TOT | 2,816 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 75 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,583 |
| BRIT BORN F | 34 |
| BRIT BORN M | 32 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,662 |
| BRIT IRISH | 916 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 141 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,294 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,403 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 35 |
| EUR GERMAN | 38 |
| EUR HEBREW | 9 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 22 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 31 |
| JEWS | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 125 |
| OTHER SECTS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 95 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 885 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
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/.