North Esk, New Brunswick (1921 census)
North Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365863. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.258°N, 66.261°W.
Population
In 1921, North Esk had a population of 1,780: 953 male and 827 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,186 |
| 1881 | 1,538 |
| 1891 | 1,589 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,789 |
| 1921 | 1,780 |
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, North Esk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 827 |
| POP M | 953 |
| POP TOT | 1,780 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 25 |
| BAPTISTS | 166 |
| BRIT BORN F | 4 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,106 |
| BRIT IRISH | 352 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 299 |
| CAN BORN F | 814 |
| CAN BORN M | 935 |
| EUR FRENCH | 14 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 400 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 818 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 371 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365863
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). "North Esk, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/north-esk-nb029011-1921/.