Inhabitants River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Inhabitants River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 969. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 61.167°W.
Population
In 1921, Inhabitants River had a population of 969: 525 male and 444 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 852 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 969 |
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, Inhabitants River 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 969 total population, 525 males in the population, 510 males born in Canada, 444 females in the population, 433 females born in Canada, 12 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 470 persons of French origin, 224 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 195 persons of British origin (Irish), 73 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 779 Roman Catholics, 142 Presbyterians, 23 Methodists, 18 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Baptists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018008_1901— 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). "Inhabitants River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/inhabitants-river-ns018008-1921/.