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 density was 5.1 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 242 |
| POP M | 301 |
| POP TOT | 543 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 181 |
| BAPTISTS | 220 |
| BRETHREN | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 173 |
| BRIT IRISH | 256 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 83 |
| CAN BORN F | 224 |
| CAN BORN M | 266 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FINNISH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 23 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 18 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 101 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
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/.