L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
L'Ardoise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 694. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 60.696°W.
Population
In 1921, L'Ardoise had a population of 694: 360 male and 334 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,672 |
| 1881 | 1,966 |
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 885 |
| 1911 | 780 |
| 1921 | 694 |
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, L'Ardoise 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 694 total population, 360 males in the population, 356 males born in Canada, 334 females in the population, 330 females born in Canada, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 508 persons of French origin, 79 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 74 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of German origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 626 Roman Catholics, 59 Presbyterians, 9 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS018009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018009— 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). "L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/l-ardoise-ns018009-1921/.