Ingonish, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Ingonish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,039. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.671°N, 60.401°W.
Population
In 1921, Ingonish had a population of 1,039: 556 male and 483 female residents. Population density was 53.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 800 |
| 1881 | 1,088 |
| 1891 | 1,266 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 1,039 |
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, Ingonish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 483 |
| POP M | 556 |
| POP TOT | 1,039 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 174 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 24 |
| BRIT BORN M | 24 |
| BRIT ENG | 496 |
| BRIT IRISH | 337 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 169 |
| CAN BORN F | 458 |
| CAN BORN M | 528 |
| EUR FRENCH | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 106 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 94 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 665 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020009_1871— 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). "Ingonish, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ingonish-ns020009-1921/.