Canning, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,245. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 64.421°W.
Population
In 1921, Canning had a population of 1,245: 629 male and 616 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,898 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 2,989 |
| 1901 | 639 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
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, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,245 total population, 629 males in the population, 616 females in the population, 601 males born in Canada, 585 females born in Canada, 23 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 males born outside the British Empire, 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,072 persons of British origin (English), 79 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 687 Baptists, 206 Methodists, 155 Congregationalists, 105 Anglicans (Church of England), 35 Presbyterians, 33 Roman Catholics, 12 Adventists, 5 Disciples of Christ, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014004_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). "Canning, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canning-ns014004-1921/.