Shippigan, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Shippigan was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.865°N, 64.585°W.
Population
In 1921, Shippigan had a population of 5,291: 2,704 male and 2,587 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,015 |
| 1881 | 2,322 |
| 1891 | 3,182 |
| 1901 | 3,786 |
| 1911 | 4,732 |
| 1921 | 5,291 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,291 total population, 2,704 males in the population, 2,697 males born in Canada, 2,587 females in the population, 2,577 females born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,818 persons of French origin, 248 persons of British origin (English), 143 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 5,045 Roman Catholics, 217 Presbyterians, 18 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Methodists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025009_1871_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365922
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shippegan_Parish
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Shippagan
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). "Shippigan, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/shippigan-nb025009-1921/.