Northfield, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Northfield was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,162. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7059387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 66.021°W.
Population
In 1921, Northfield had a population of 1,162: 628 male and 534 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 660 |
| 1881 | 687 |
| 1891 | 603 |
| 1901 | 614 |
| 1911 | 847 |
| 1921 | 1,162 |
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, Northfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,162 total population, 628 males in the population, 566 males born in Canada, 534 females in the population, 471 females born in Canada, 38 males born outside the British Empire, 37 females born outside the British Empire, 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 382 persons of British origin (English), 364 persons of British origin (Irish), 171 persons of French origin, 144 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of Belgian origin, 10 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 476 Baptists, 400 Roman Catholics, 138 Anglicans (Church of England), 76 Presbyterians, 29 Methodists, 26 members of the Evangelical Association, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 6 Lutherans, 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB033006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB033006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7059387
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northfield_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Northfield
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). "Northfield, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/northfield-nb033006-1921/.