Aylesford, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Aylesford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,262. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.046°N, 64.825°W.
Population
In 1921, Aylesford had a population of 2,262: 1,181 male and 1,081 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,034 |
| 1921 | 2,262 |
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, Aylesford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,262 total population, 1,181 males in the population, 1,128 males born in Canada, 1,081 females in the population, 1,027 females born in Canada, 40 males born outside the British Empire, 37 females born outside the British Empire, 17 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,633 persons of British origin (English), 237 persons of British origin (Irish), 163 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 154 persons of German origin, 55 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,290 Baptists, 539 Methodists, 274 Anglicans (Church of England), 83 Roman Catholics, 44 Presbyterians, 12 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 Lutherans, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014001_1911— 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). "Aylesford, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/aylesford-ns014001-1921/.