Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Jordan River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.825°N, 65.204°W.
Population
In 1921, Jordan River had a population of 553: 279 male and 274 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 604 |
| 1901 | 520 |
| 1911 | 551 |
| 1921 | 553 |
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, Jordan River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 553 total population, 279 males in the population, 274 females in the population, 274 males born in Canada, 270 females born in Canada, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 220 persons of British origin (English), 142 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of Dutch origin, 62 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of French origin, 8 persons of German origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 37 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 223 Anglicans (Church of England), 162 Baptists, 86 Methodists, 70 Presbyterians, 9 Roman Catholics, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019006— 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). "Jordan River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/jordan-river-ns019006-1921/.