Sussex, T-V, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Sussex, T-V was a town in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,198. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q984084. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.725°N, 65.507°W.
Population
In 1921, Sussex, T-V had a population of 2,198: 1,071 male and 1,127 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,906 |
| 1921 | 2,198 |
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, Sussex, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,198 total population, 1,127 females in the population, 1,071 males in the population, 1,053 females born in Canada, 1,007 males born in Canada, 51 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 males born outside the British Empire, 23 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,069 persons of British origin (English), 547 persons of British origin (Irish), 411 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of Dutch origin, 53 persons of French origin, 23 persons of German origin, 12 persons of Scandinavian origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 5 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 806 Baptists, 460 Anglicans (Church of England), 362 Presbyterians, 267 Roman Catholics, 259 Methodists, 26 Salvation Army adherents, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Jews, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Chapman Weldon Canadian politician (1849-1925) | 1849–1925 | born here |
| William Pugsley | 1850–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q984084
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussex_(Nouveau-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). "Sussex, T-V, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/sussex-t-v-nb027016-1921/.