Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Upper Musquodoboit was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.132°N, 62.938°W.
Population
In 1921, Upper Musquodoboit had a population of 987: 511 male and 476 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,078 |
| 1881 | 1,143 |
| 1891 | 1,193 |
| 1901 | 1,219 |
| 1911 | 1,163 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Upper Musquodoboit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 987 total population, 511 males in the population, 501 males born in Canada, 476 females in the population, 461 females born in Canada, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 412 persons of British origin (Irish), 285 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 266 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 854 Presbyterians, 111 Methodists, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists, 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-musquodoboit-ns011023-1921/.