Acadia Mines, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Acadia Mines was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6671173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.495°N, 63.666°W.
Population
In 1921, Acadia Mines had a population of 783: 421 male and 362 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,074 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 783 |
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, Acadia Mines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 783 total population, 421 males in the population, 404 males born in Canada, 362 females in the population, 349 females born in Canada, 12 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 265 persons of British origin (English), 212 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 175 persons of British origin (Irish), 64 persons of other European origin, 29 persons of French origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 321 Presbyterians, 129 Baptists, 124 Methodists, 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 86 Roman Catholics, 5 Adventists, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6671173
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonderry,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Acadia Mines, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/acadia-mines-ns007001-1921/.