Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Caledonia was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 187. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5019365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.293°N, 62.321°W.
Population
In 1921, Caledonia had a population of 187: 90 male and 97 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 237 |
| 1881 | 376 |
| 1891 | 214 |
| 1901 | 268 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 187 |
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, Caledonia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 187 total population, 97 females in the population, 96 females born in Canada, 90 males born in Canada, 90 males in the population, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 183 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 185 Presbyterians, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010002_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5019365
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caledonia,_Guysborough_County,_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). "Caledonia, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caledonia-ns010002-1921/.