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 density was 47.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 315 |
| POP M | 355 |
| POP TOT | 670 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 188 |
| BAPTISTS | 64 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 159 |
| BRIT IRISH | 48 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 405 |
| CAN BORN F | 308 |
| CAN BORN M | 345 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 34 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 14 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 393 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006_1871— 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/.