Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Eastern Passage was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,050. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5330374. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.617°N, 63.477°W.
Population
In 1921, Eastern Passage had a population of 1,050: 563 male and 487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 818 |
| 1881 | 892 |
| 1901 | 1,020 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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, Eastern Passage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,050 total population, 563 males in the population, 538 males born in Canada, 487 females in the population, 469 females born in Canada, 19 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born outside the British Empire, 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 472 persons of British origin (English), 194 persons of Dutch origin, 141 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 127 persons of French origin, 103 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 533 Anglicans (Church of England), 405 Roman Catholics, 68 Presbyterians, 33 Baptists, 10 Methodists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5330374
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage
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). "Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eastern-passage-ns011006-1921/.