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 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 density was 6.0 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 255 |
| POP M | 269 |
| POP TOT | 524 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 15 |
| BAPTISTS | 86 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 3 |
| BRIT ENG | 453 |
| BRIT IRISH | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 49 |
| CAN BORN F | 247 |
| CAN BORN M | 257 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 142 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 272 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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: 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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns007007-1921/.