Musquash, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Musquash was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365852. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.183°N, 66.353°W.
Population
In 1921, Musquash had a population of 543: 301 male and 242 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 998 |
| 1891 | 783 |
| 1901 | 741 |
| 1911 | 660 |
| 1921 | 543 |
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, Musquash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 543 total population, 301 males in the population, 266 males born in Canada, 242 females in the population, 224 females born in Canada, 23 males born outside the British Empire, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 256 persons of British origin (Irish), 173 persons of British origin (English), 83 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 220 Baptists, 181 Anglicans (Church of England), 101 Roman Catholics, 18 Presbyterians, 10 Brethren, 5 Methodists, 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Lutherans, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365852
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musquash_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Musquash
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). "Musquash, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/musquash-nb032002-1921/.