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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 774 total population, 422 males in the population, 386 males born in Canada, 352 females in the population, 331 females born in Canada, 22 males born outside the British Empire, 14 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born outside the British Empire, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 275 persons of British origin (Irish), 218 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 215 persons of British origin (English), 34 persons of French origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of German origin. 2 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). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 263 Presbyterians, 216 Anglicans (Church of England), 174 Baptists, 76 Roman Catholics, 37 Methodists, 7 Adventists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.