Avondale, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Avondale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4829279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.028°N, 64.091°W.
Population
In 1921, Avondale had a population of 548: 271 male and 277 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1911 | 689 |
| 1921 | 548 |
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, Avondale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 548 total population, 277 females in the population, 271 males in the population, 264 females born in Canada, 263 males born in Canada, 8 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 505 persons of British origin (English), 40 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 347 Methodists, 75 Baptists, 65 Presbyterians, 58 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4829279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale,_Hants,_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). "Avondale, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/avondale-ns012001-1921/.