Digby, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Digby was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,230. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1224586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.657°N, 65.776°W.
Population
In 1921, Digby had a population of 1,230: 568 male and 662 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,951 |
| 1881 | 1,879 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,230 |
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, Digby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,230 total population, 662 females in the population, 621 females born in Canada, 568 males in the population, 536 males born in Canada, 25 females born outside the British Empire, 17 males born outside the British Empire, 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 905 persons of British origin (English), 112 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 71 persons of Dutch origin, 58 persons of French origin, 54 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 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 387 Baptists, 328 Methodists, 299 Anglicans (Church of England), 147 Roman Catholics, 25 Presbyterians, 20 Salvation Army adherents, 9 Jews, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of Eastern religions. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1224586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Digby, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/digby-ns009028-1921/.