Herring Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Herring Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 295. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5744092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.561°N, 63.577°W.
Population
In 1921, Herring Cove had a population of 295: 158 male and 137 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 438 |
| 1911 | 380 |
| 1921 | 295 |
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, Herring Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 295 total population, 158 males in the population, 156 males born in Canada, 137 females in the population, 135 females born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 164 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of French origin, 22 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 215 Roman Catholics, 80 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5744092
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herring_Cove
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). "Herring Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/herring-cove-ns011013-1921/.