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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,254 |
| 1881 | 1,348 |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 698 total population, 362 males in the population, 358 males born in Canada, 336 females in the population, 329 females born in Canada, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 657 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 28 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 637 Roman Catholics, 61 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.