Newcastle, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Newcastle was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.156°N, 65.553°W.
Population
In 1921, Newcastle had a population of 1,784: 944 male and 840 female residents. Population density was 6.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,584 |
| 1881 | 4,209 |
| 1891 | 4,006 |
| 1901 | 4,130 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,784 |
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, Newcastle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 840 |
| POP M | 944 |
| POP TOT | 1,784 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 77 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT BORN F | 22 |
| BRIT BORN M | 25 |
| BRIT ENG | 182 |
| BRIT IRISH | 532 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 870 |
| CAN BORN F | 800 |
| CAN BORN M | 889 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 145 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 46 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 30 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 25 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 840 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 822 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365857
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Newcastle
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). "Newcastle, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/newcastle-nb029010-1921/.