Clyde River & Cape Negro, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Clyde River & Cape Negro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.623°N, 65.516°W.
Population
In 1921, Clyde River & Cape Negro had a population of 805: 405 male and 400 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Cape Negro, 1911 (16.2% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Clyde River, 1911 (83.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Clyde River & Cape Negro 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 805 total population, 405 males in the population, 400 females in the population, 397 males born in Canada, 395 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 461 persons of British origin (English), 196 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 70 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of Dutch origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of French origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 549 Methodists, 166 Presbyterians, 71 Baptists, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019003— 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). "Clyde River & Cape Negro, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clyde-river-cape-negro-ns019003-1921/.