Hammond Plains, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Hammond Plains was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.772°N, 63.794°W.
Population
In 1921, Hammond Plains had a population of 682: 358 male and 324 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 691 |
| 1911 | 707 |
| 1921 | 682 |
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, Hammond Plains 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 682 total population, 358 males in the population, 351 males born in Canada, 324 females in the population, 322 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females 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 270 persons of British origin (English), 53 persons of German origin, 17 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. 329 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 537 Baptists, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Roman Catholics, 8 Methodists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011012— 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). "Hammond Plains, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hammond-plains-ns011012-1921/.