Country Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Country Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 547. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.260°N, 61.826°W.
Population
In 1921, Country Harbour had a population of 547: 288 male and 259 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 437 |
| 1891 | 447 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 574 |
| 1921 | 547 |
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, Country Harbour 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 547 total population, 288 males in the population, 279 males born in Canada, 259 females in the population, 254 females born in Canada, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire, 3 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 326 persons of British origin (English), 97 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 77 persons of Dutch origin, 41 persons of British origin (Irish). 6 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 173 Baptists, 164 Anglicans (Church of England), 123 Methodists, 75 Presbyterians, 12 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010004_1881— 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). "Country Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/country-harbour-ns010004-1921/.