Wicklow, New Brunswick (1921 census)
Wicklow was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 67.707°W.
Population
In 1921, Wicklow had a population of 1,689: 900 male and 789 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,052 |
| 1881 | 2,207 |
| 1891 | 2,240 |
| 1901 | 1,906 |
| 1911 | 1,672 |
| 1921 | 1,689 |
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, Wicklow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,689 total population, 900 males in the population, 856 males born in Canada, 789 females in the population, 743 females born in Canada, 32 females born outside the British Empire, 28 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,095 persons of British origin (English), 381 persons of British origin (Irish), 187 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,072 Baptists, 254 Methodists, 164 Anglicans (Church of England), 112 Presbyterians, 49 Roman Catholics, 35 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Wakem Caldwell | 1867–1937 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB023009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB023009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365948
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicklow_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Wicklow
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). "Wicklow, New Brunswick (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/wicklow-nb023009-1921/.