Italy Cross, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Italy Cross was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 763. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.266°N, 64.576°W.
Population
In 1921, Italy Cross had a population of 763: 398 male and 365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 495 |
| 1911 | 680 |
| 1921 | 763 |
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, Italy Cross 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 763 total population, 398 males born in Canada, 398 males in the population, 365 females born in Canada, 365 females in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 460 persons of German origin, 240 persons of British origin (English), 26 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 23 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 362 Lutherans, 183 Methodists, 181 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 Presbyterians, 3 Baptists, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015019— 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). "Italy Cross, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/italy-cross-ns015019-1921/.