Salisbury, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Salisbury was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,615. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7404790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.074°N, 65.197°W.
Population
In 1921, Salisbury had a population of 3,615: 1,902 male and 1,713 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,237 |
| 1881 | 4,211 |
| 1891 | 3,677 |
| 1901 | 3,364 |
| 1911 | 3,289 |
| 1921 | 3,615 |
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, Salisbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,615 total population, 1,902 males in the population, 1,852 males born in Canada, 1,713 females in the population, 1,652 females born in Canada, 36 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,625 persons of British origin (English), 558 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 335 persons of British origin (Irish), 32 persons of French origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 1 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 2,616 Baptists, 451 Methodists, 249 Anglicans (Church of England), 140 Roman Catholics, 107 Presbyterians, 22 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Lutherans, 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB035005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB035005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7404790
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Parish
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). "Salisbury, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/salisbury-nb035005-1921/.