Nelson, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Nelson was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365853. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.847°N, 65.590°W.
Population
In 1921, Nelson had a population of 2,047: 1,071 male and 976 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,646 |
| 1881 | 2,724 |
| 1891 | 1,907 |
| 1901 | 1,948 |
| 1911 | 1,985 |
| 1921 | 2,047 |
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, Nelson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,047 total population, 1,071 males in the population, 1,062 males born in Canada, 976 females in the population, 970 females born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,155 persons of British origin (Irish), 471 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 296 persons of British origin (English), 111 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Syrian origin, 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,474 Roman Catholics, 445 Presbyterians, 109 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Methodists, 7 Baptists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365853
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Nelson
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). "Nelson, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/nelson-nb029009-1921/.