Cape George, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Cape George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.837°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1921, Cape George had a population of 698: 362 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 18.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 801 |
| 1921 | 698 |
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, Cape George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 336 |
| POP M | 362 |
| POP TOT | 698 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 4 |
| BRIT IRISH | 28 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 657 |
| CAN BORN F | 329 |
| CAN BORN M | 358 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 5 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 61 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 637 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034835
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). "Cape George, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-george-ns005003-1921/.