Hebbs Mills, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Hebbs Mills was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.349°N, 64.536°W.
Population
In 1921, Hebbs Mills had a population of 418: 231 male and 187 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 454 |
| 1921 | 418 |
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, Hebbs Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 418 total population, 231 males in the population, 229 males born in Canada, 187 females in the population, 184 females born in Canada, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males 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 220 persons of Dutch origin, 106 persons of German origin, 57 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of French origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 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 169 Lutherans, 89 Presbyterians, 64 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Baptists, 21 Methodists, 7 Roman Catholics, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015016— 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). "Hebbs Mills, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hebbs-mills-ns015016-1921/.