Simonds, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Simonds was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7520238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 65.859°W.
Population
In 1921, Simonds had a population of 4,054: 2,170 male and 1,884 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,564 |
| 1881 | 3,724 |
| 1891 | 3,066 |
| 1901 | 3,072 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 4,054 |
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, Simonds shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,054 total population, 2,170 males in the population, 1,904 males born in Canada, 1,884 females in the population, 1,655 females born in Canada, 174 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 167 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 92 males born outside the British Empire, 62 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,555 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,458 persons of British origin (English), 661 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 144 persons of French origin, 60 persons of Scandinavian origin, 42 persons of Italian origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of German origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Syrian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 48 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 1,218 Roman Catholics, 1,120 Anglicans (Church of England), 628 Methodists, 564 Baptists, 417 Presbyterians, 32 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 22 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 12 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Lutherans, 4 Congregationalists, 3 Jews, 2 Adventists, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB032004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB032004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7520238
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonds_Parish,_Saint_John_County,_New_Brunswick
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). "Simonds, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/simonds-nb032004-1921/.