Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Blockhouse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.469°N, 64.469°W.
Population
In 1921, Blockhouse had a population of 483: 250 male and 233 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,888 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 905 |
| 1911 | 833 |
| 1921 | 483 |
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, Blockhouse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 483 total population, 250 males in the population, 248 males born in Canada, 233 females in the population, 231 females born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 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 386 persons of German origin, 79 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 199 Lutherans, 198 Anglicans (Church of England), 43 Presbyterians, 27 Methodists, 12 Baptists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015004_1901— 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). "Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/blockhouse-ns015004-1921/.