Hillsboro, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Hillsboro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.052°N, 61.300°W.
Population
In 1921, Hillsboro had a population of 770: 391 male and 379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 859 |
| 1911 | 759 |
| 1921 | 770 |
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, Hillsboro 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 770 total population, 391 males in the population, 380 males born in Canada, 379 females in the population, 371 females born in Canada, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 587 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 107 persons of British origin (English), 51 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 495 Roman Catholics, 256 Presbyterians, 14 Baptists, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013005_1891— 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). "Hillsboro, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsboro-ns013005-1921/.