Petersville, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Petersville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.522°N, 66.366°W.
Population
In 1921, Petersville had a population of 1,499: 795 male and 704 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,300 |
| 1881 | 2,318 |
| 1891 | 1,914 |
| 1901 | 1,774 |
| 1911 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 1,499 |
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, Petersville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 704 |
| POP M | 795 |
| POP TOT | 1,499 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 330 |
| BAPTISTS | 219 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 38 |
| BRIT BORN M | 48 |
| BRIT ENG | 299 |
| BRIT IRISH | 983 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 151 |
| CAN BORN F | 658 |
| CAN BORN M | 734 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 25 |
| EUR FRENCH | 22 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 526 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 98 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 310 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365871
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersville_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Petersville
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). "Petersville, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/petersville-nb030008-1921/.