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 density was 10.1 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,713 |
| POP M | 1,902 |
| POP TOT | 3,615 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 249 |
| BAPTISTS | 2,616 |
| BRIT BORN F | 33 |
| BRIT BORN M | 36 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,625 |
| BRIT IRISH | 335 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 558 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,652 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,852 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 28 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 14 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 451 |
| OTHER SECTS | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 107 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 140 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 17 |
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/.