Eagle Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Eagle Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 564. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5325107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.078°N, 64.613°W.
Population
In 1921, Eagle Head had a population of 564: 286 male and 278 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 644 |
| 1921 | 564 |
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, Eagle Head 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 564 total population, 286 males born in Canada, 286 males in the population, 278 females in the population, 276 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 564 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 346 Anglicans (Church of England), 196 Congregationalists, 11 Methodists, 9 Baptists, 1 Lutherans, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5325107
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Head,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Eagle Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eagle-head-ns017004-1921/.