Craignish, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Craignish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5184040. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.748°N, 61.429°W.
Population
In 1921, Craignish had a population of 455: 245 male and 210 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 607 |
| 1911 | 525 |
| 1921 | 455 |
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, Craignish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 455 total population, 245 males in the population, 242 males born in Canada, 210 females in the population, 208 females born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 442 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 426 Roman Catholics, 29 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013003_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5184040
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creignish
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). "Craignish, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/craignish-ns013003-1921/.