Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Guysborough was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3122367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.355°N, 61.556°W.
Population
In 1921, Guysborough had a population of 1,097: 565 male and 532 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,703 |
| 1891 | 1,546 |
| 1901 | 1,411 |
| 1911 | 1,218 |
| 1921 | 1,097 |
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, Guysborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,097 total population, 565 males in the population, 558 males born in Canada, 532 females in the population, 528 females born in Canada, 4 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 774 persons of British origin (English), 125 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 57 persons of French origin, 21 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 432 Methodists, 300 Roman Catholics, 261 Baptists, 81 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Presbyterians, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3122367
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_the_District_of_Guysborough
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guysborough
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). "Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/guysborough-ns010010-1921/.