Clark Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Clark Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 965. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2975642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.448°N, 65.617°W.
Population
In 1921, Clark Harbour had a population of 965: 503 male and 462 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,029 |
| 1901 | 1,415 |
| 1911 | 1,385 |
| 1921 | 965 |
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, Clark Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 965 total population, 503 males in the population, 490 males born in Canada, 462 females in the population, 455 females born in Canada, 13 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 690 persons of British origin (English), 80 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 76 persons of Italian origin, 58 persons of British origin (Irish), 19 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 13 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 786 Baptists, 104 Adventists, 27 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Roman Catholics, 13 Jews, 6 Methodists, 6 Presbyterians, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2975642
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%27s_Harbour
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clark%27s_Harbour
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). "Clark Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clark-harbour-ns019016-1921/.