Sackville, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Sackville was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,265. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365883. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.972°N, 64.379°W.
Population
In 1921, Sackville had a population of 3,265: 1,703 male and 1,562 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,514 |
| 1921 | 3,265 |
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, Sackville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,265 total population, 1,703 males in the population, 1,662 males born in Canada, 1,562 females in the population, 1,522 females born in Canada, 29 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 12 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,692 persons of British origin (English), 336 persons of French origin, 143 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 17 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 2,012 Baptists, 528 Methodists, 432 Roman Catholics, 229 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Presbyterians, 2 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Hammond | 1843–1939 | died here |
| Josiah Wood | 1843–1927 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365883
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sackville_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Sackville
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). "Sackville, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sackville-nb035004-1921/.