Cape John, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Cape John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.777°N, 63.055°W.
Population
In 1921, Cape John had a population of 670: 355 male and 315 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,720 |
| 1881 | 1,828 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 918 |
| 1911 | 773 |
| 1921 | 670 |
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 John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 670 total population, 355 males in the population, 345 males born in Canada, 315 females in the population, 308 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 405 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 159 persons of British origin (English), 48 persons of British origin (Irish), 34 persons of French origin, 14 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 393 Presbyterians, 188 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Baptists, 17 Methodists, 6 Roman Catholics, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006_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). "Cape John, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-john-ns016006-1921/.