Dayspring, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Dayspring was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.404°N, 64.473°W.
Population
In 1921, Dayspring had a population of 573: 289 male and 284 female residents. Population density was 25.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dayspring shared boundaries with:
- Blockhouse
- Bridgewater, T-V
- Conquerall Bank
- Hebbs Mills
- Maders Cove
- Mahone Bay Road
- Midville Branch
- Upper LaHave
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 284 |
| POP M | 289 |
| POP TOT | 573 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 173 |
| BAPTISTS | 179 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 58 |
| BRIT IRISH | 12 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 64 |
| CAN BORN F | 275 |
| CAN BORN M | 280 |
| EUR DUTCH | 92 |
| EUR FRENCH | 31 |
| EUR GERMAN | 244 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 9 |
| LUTHERANS | 124 |
| METHODISTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 71 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015010— 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). "Dayspring, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dayspring-ns015010-1921/.