Fall River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Fall River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 808. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5432062. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 63.555°W.
Population
In 1921, Fall River had a population of 808: 390 male and 418 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 998 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 987 |
| 1901 | 1,004 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 808 |
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, Fall River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 808 total population, 418 females in the population, 402 females born in Canada, 390 males in the population, 368 males born in Canada, 17 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 264 persons of British origin (English), 223 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 166 persons of British origin (Irish), 31 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of French origin, 25 persons of German origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 49 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 215 Presbyterians, 208 Roman Catholics, 196 Anglicans (Church of England), 130 Baptists, 58 Methodists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5432062
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_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). "Fall River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fall-river-ns011007-1921/.