Isaac Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Isaac Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 356. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.211°N, 61.698°W.
Population
In 1921, Isaac Harbour had a population of 356: 187 male and 169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,012 |
| 1891 | 1,161 |
| 1901 | 1,486 |
| 1911 | 513 |
| 1921 | 356 |
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, Isaac Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 356 total population, 187 males in the population, 185 males born in Canada, 169 females in the population, 168 females born in Canada, 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 159 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 111 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of Dutch origin, 34 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 322 Baptists, 14 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Roman Catholics, 5 Presbyterians, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010015_1911— 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). "Isaac Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/isaac-harbour-ns010015-1921/.