D'Escousse, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
D'Escousse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 574. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3010916. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.574°N, 60.958°W.
Population
In 1921, D'Escousse had a population of 574: 300 male and 274 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 765 |
| 1911 | 740 |
| 1921 | 574 |
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, D'Escousse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 574 total population, 300 males in the population, 299 males born in Canada, 274 females in the population, 271 females born in Canada, 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 434 persons of French origin, 97 persons of British origin (Irish), 37 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 509 Roman Catholics, 65 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3010916
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Escousse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Escousse
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). "D'Escousse, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/d-escousse-ns018005-1921/.