Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Five Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 524. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1421569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 64.034°W.
Population
In 1921, Five Islands had a population of 524: 269 male and 255 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 769 |
| 1891 | 763 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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, Five Islands 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 524 total population, 269 males in the population, 257 males born in Canada, 255 females in the population, 247 females born in Canada, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 453 persons of British origin (English), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 22 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 272 Presbyterians, 142 Methodists, 86 Baptists, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Roman Catholics, 3 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1421569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Islands,_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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns007007-1921/.