St. Basile, New Brunswick (1921 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.487°N, 68.043°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Basile had a population of 1,543: 781 male and 762 female residents. Population density was 4.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,669 |
| 1881 | 1,350 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 2,287 |
| 1921 | 1,543 |
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, St. Basile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 762 |
| POP M | 781 |
| POP TOT | 1,543 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ASIA SYRIAN | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| CAN BORN F | 727 |
| CAN BORN M | 766 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,530 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,543 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB028007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB028007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Basile_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-Basile
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). "St. Basile, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-basile-nb028007-1921/.