Waterborough, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Waterborough was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,093. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365937. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.061°N, 65.821°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterborough had a population of 1,093: 560 male and 533 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,369 |
| 1881 | 1,449 |
| 1891 | 1,352 |
| 1901 | 1,228 |
| 1911 | 1,087 |
| 1921 | 1,093 |
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, Waterborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,093 total population, 560 males in the population, 533 females in the population, 525 males born in Canada, 502 females born in Canada, 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 14 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 620 persons of British origin (English), 263 persons of British origin (Irish), 161 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 626 Baptists, 206 Anglicans (Church of England), 174 Methodists, 35 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 29 Presbyterians, 18 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB030009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB030009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365937
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterborough_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterborough
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). "Waterborough, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterborough-nb030009-1921/.