Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Chegoggin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 942. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5089554. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.888°N, 66.132°W.
Population
In 1921, Chegoggin had a population of 942: 489 male and 453 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 917 |
| 1911 | 968 |
| 1921 | 942 |
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, Chegoggin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 942 total population, 489 males in the population, 473 males born in Canada, 453 females in the population, 430 females born in Canada, 13 females born outside the British Empire, 12 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 754 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of French origin, 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of German origin, 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 666 Baptists, 127 Roman Catholics, 124 Methodists, 8 Presbyterians, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Lutherans, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021006_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5089554
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chegoggin,_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). "Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chegoggin-ns021006-1921/.