Rothesay, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Rothesay was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,168. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365880. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.417°N, 65.914°W.
Population
In 1921, Rothesay had a population of 1,168: 561 male and 607 female residents. Population density was 22.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,063 |
| 1881 | 1,267 |
| 1891 | 1,053 |
| 1901 | 1,032 |
| 1911 | 1,265 |
| 1921 | 1,168 |
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, Rothesay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 607 |
| POP M | 561 |
| POP TOT | 1,168 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 7 |
| ANGLICANS | 517 |
| BAPTISTS | 237 |
| BRIT BORN F | 38 |
| BRIT BORN M | 35 |
| BRIT ENG | 578 |
| BRIT IRISH | 327 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 175 |
| CAN BORN F | 551 |
| CAN BORN M | 513 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 27 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 20 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 13 |
| INDIAN | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 73 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 180 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 133 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365880
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Rothesay
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). "Rothesay, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/rothesay-nb027009-1921/.