Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Fort Lawrence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 155. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5471488. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.884°N, 64.194°W.
Population
In 1921, Fort Lawrence had a population of 155: 76 male and 79 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 174 |
| 1921 | 155 |
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, Fort Lawrence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 155 total population, 79 females in the population, 78 females born in Canada, 76 males in the population, 72 males born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 139 persons of British origin (English), 9 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 94 Methodists, 41 Baptists, 9 Roman Catholics, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Presbyterians, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5471488
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lawrence,_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). "Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fort-lawrence-ns008008-1921/.