St. James, New Brunswick (1921 census)
St. James was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,476. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 67.343°W.
Population
In 1921, St. James had a population of 1,476: 777 male and 699 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,606 |
| 1881 | 2,697 |
| 1891 | 2,266 |
| 1901 | 1,860 |
| 1911 | 1,648 |
| 1921 | 1,476 |
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. James shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 699 |
| POP M | 777 |
| POP TOT | 1,476 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 90 |
| BAPTISTS | 330 |
| BRIT BORN F | 6 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 255 |
| BRIT IRISH | 581 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 609 |
| CAN BORN F | 670 |
| CAN BORN M | 753 |
| EUR FRENCH | 15 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 16 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 23 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 437 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 521 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB024012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB024012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365900
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_James_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Saint-James
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. James, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/st-james-nb024012-1921/.