Caribou River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Caribou River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5039519. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.751°N, 62.861°W.
Population
In 1921, Caribou River had a population of 214: 120 male and 94 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 236 |
| 1911 | 336 |
| 1921 | 214 |
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, Caribou River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 214 total population, 120 males in the population, 112 males born in Canada, 94 females in the population, 87 females born in Canada, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 161 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 183 Presbyterians, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Roman Catholics, 3 Methodists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016008_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5039519
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou_River,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Caribou River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caribou-river-ns016008-1921/.