Doherty Creek, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Doherty Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 440. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.753°N, 63.732°W.
Population
In 1921, Doherty Creek had a population of 440: 236 male and 204 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 540 |
| 1921 | 440 |
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, Doherty Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 440 total population, 236 males in the population, 218 males born in Canada, 204 females in the population, 196 females born in Canada, 10 males born outside the British Empire, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 197 persons of British origin (English), 140 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 68 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of British origin (other), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 139 Methodists, 82 Baptists, 70 Brethren, 67 Presbyterians, 33 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 25 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Roman Catholics, 4 members of the Evangelical Association, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008006— 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). "Doherty Creek, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/doherty-creek-ns008006-1921/.