Apple River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Apple River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 592. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4781223. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.430°N, 64.845°W.
Population
In 1921, Apple River had a population of 592: 305 male and 287 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 609 |
| 1921 | 592 |
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, Apple 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 592 total population, 305 males in the population, 303 males born in Canada, 287 females in the population, 285 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 390 persons of British origin (English), 172 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 346 Baptists, 175 Methodists, 54 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4781223
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_River,_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). "Apple River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/apple-river-ns008003-1921/.