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.
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,543 total population, 781 males in the population, 766 males born in Canada, 762 females in the population, 727 females born in Canada, 35 females born outside the British Empire, 15 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,530 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Syrian origin, 4 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,543 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marie-Alphonsine-Eulalie Ranger | 1846–1934 | died here |
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/.