Dominion No. 6, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Dominion No. 6 was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,433. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.165°N, 59.894°W.
Population
In 1921, Dominion No. 6 had a population of 1,433: 798 male and 635 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,244 |
| 1921 | 1,433 |
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, Dominion No. 6 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,433 total population, 798 males in the population, 635 females in the population, 596 males born in Canada, 500 females born in Canada, 148 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 113 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 54 males born outside the British Empire, 22 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 613 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 550 persons of British origin (English), 95 persons of British origin (Irish), 81 persons of Italian origin, 38 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 31 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. 15 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 601 Presbyterians, 335 Roman Catholics, 302 Anglicans (Church of England), 155 Methodists, 24 Baptists, 15 Jews, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006015_1911— 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). "Dominion No. 6, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/dominion-no-6-ns006015-1921/.