Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Hillsburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.557°N, 65.654°W.
Population
In 1921, Hillsburg had a population of 878: 438 male and 440 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,294 |
| 1901 | 1,162 |
| 1911 | 1,080 |
| 1921 | 878 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hillsburg, 1911 (87.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Hillsburg 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 878 total population, 440 females in the population, 438 males in the population, 423 females born in Canada, 421 males born in Canada, 11 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 806 persons of British origin (English), 30 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 542 Baptists, 186 Methodists, 52 Roman Catholics, 45 Adventists, 43 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Presbyterians, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009009— 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). "Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsburg-ns009009-1921/.