Norton, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Norton was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,514. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q199321. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.597°N, 65.745°W.
Population
In 1921, Norton had a population of 1,514: 765 male and 749 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,714 |
| 1881 | 1,856 |
| 1891 | 1,605 |
| 1901 | 1,449 |
| 1911 | 1,503 |
| 1921 | 1,514 |
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, Norton 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 1,514 total population, 765 males in the population, 749 females in the population, 714 males born in Canada, 708 females born in Canada, 35 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 males born outside the British Empire, 15 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 986 persons of British origin (English), 292 persons of British origin (Irish), 185 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of German origin. 10 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 579 Baptists, 350 Anglicans (Church of England), 264 Roman Catholics, 205 Presbyterians, 104 Methodists, 11 Adventists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q199321
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Norton
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). "Norton, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/norton-nb027008-1921/.