Ferguson Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Ferguson Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.599°N, 63.585°W.
Population
In 1921, Ferguson Cove had a population of 278: 148 male and 130 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 204 |
| 1911 | 209 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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, Ferguson Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 278 total population, 148 males in the population, 137 males born in Canada, 130 females in the population, 121 females born in Canada, 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 107 persons of British origin (English), 100 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 136 Anglicans (Church of England), 117 Roman Catholics, 13 Methodists, 10 Presbyterians, 2 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011008— 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). "Ferguson Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ferguson-cove-ns011008-1921/.