South Esk, New Brunswick (1921 census)
South Esk was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.990°N, 66.433°W.
Population
In 1921, South Esk had a population of 1,325: 690 male and 635 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,093 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,134 |
| 1911 | 1,304 |
| 1921 | 1,325 |
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, South Esk shared boundaries with:
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 1,325 total population, 690 males in the population, 684 males born in Canada, 635 females in the population, 631 females born in Canada, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 592 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 514 persons of British origin (Irish), 190 persons of British origin (English), 17 persons of French origin, 6 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 526 Presbyterians, 370 Baptists, 362 Roman Catholics, 55 Methodists, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John P. Tenass | 1849–1928 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB029013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB029013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southesk_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Southesk
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). "South Esk, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/south-esk-nb029013-1921/.