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 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 density was 58.9 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,587 |
| POP M | 2,704 |
| POP TOT | 5,291 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 248 |
| BRIT IRISH | 66 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 143 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,577 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,697 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4,818 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 217 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5,045 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB025009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB025009_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.