Waterford, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Waterford was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 619. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 65.294°W.
Population
In 1921, Waterford had a population of 619: 326 male and 293 female residents. Population density was 7.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,460 |
| 1891 | 1,177 |
| 1901 | 957 |
| 1911 | 679 |
| 1921 | 619 |
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, Waterford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 293 |
| POP M | 326 |
| POP TOT | 619 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 297 |
| BAPTISTS | 46 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 62 |
| BRIT IRISH | 508 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 22 |
| CAN BORN F | 289 |
| CAN BORN M | 321 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 20 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 38 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 123 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 93 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB027014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB027014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365936
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Waterford
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). "Waterford, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/waterford-nb027014-1921/.