Madawaska, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Madawaska was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6726557. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.564°N, 68.211°W.
Population
In 1921, Madawaska had a population of 876: 475 male and 401 female residents. Population density was 9.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,816 |
| 1881 | 966 |
| 1891 | 1,683 |
| 1901 | 1,882 |
| 1911 | 988 |
| 1921 | 876 |
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, Madawaska shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 401 |
| POP M | 475 |
| POP TOT | 876 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 2 |
| CAN BORN F | 381 |
| CAN BORN M | 457 |
| EUR FRENCH | 874 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 20 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 18 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 874 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6726557
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madawaska_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Madawaska
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). "Madawaska, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/madawaska-nb028004-1921/.