Wellington, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Wellington was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 64.736°W.
Population
In 1921, Wellington had a population of 4,194: 2,112 male and 2,082 female residents. Population density was 46.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,225 |
| 1881 | 3,519 |
| 1891 | 3,861 |
| 1901 | 3,949 |
| 1911 | 4,110 |
| 1921 | 4,194 |
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, Wellington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,082 |
| POP M | 2,112 |
| POP TOT | 4,194 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 30 |
| BAPTISTS | 118 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 183 |
| BRIT IRISH | 136 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 151 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,051 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,080 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3,718 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 101 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 94 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,850 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB026011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB026011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365938
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wellington
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). "Wellington, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wellington-nb026011-1921/.