Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Upper South River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 344. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.453°N, 61.930°W.
Population
In 1921, Upper South River had a population of 344: 175 male and 169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 1,401 |
| 1891 | 564 |
| 1901 | 474 |
| 1911 | 383 |
| 1921 | 344 |
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 South River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 344 total population, 175 males in the population, 169 females in the population, 166 males born in Canada, 162 females born in Canada, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 273 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 184 Roman Catholics, 141 Presbyterians, 15 Baptists, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005016— 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 South River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-south-river-ns005016-1921/.