Prince William, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Prince William was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 774. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.784°N, 67.112°W.
Population
In 1921, Prince William had a population of 774: 422 male and 352 female residents. Population density was 6.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,338 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,398 |
| 1901 | 915 |
| 1911 | 722 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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, Prince William shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 352 |
| POP M | 422 |
| POP TOT | 774 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 216 |
| BAPTISTS | 174 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 14 |
| BRIT ENG | 215 |
| BRIT IRISH | 275 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 218 |
| CAN BORN F | 331 |
| CAN BORN M | 386 |
| EUR DUTCH | 22 |
| EUR FRENCH | 34 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 37 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 263 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB036010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB036010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Prince-William
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). "Prince William, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/prince-william-nb036010-1921/.