Larry River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Larry River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3218021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.250°N, 61.424°W.
Population
In 1921, Larry River had a population of 624: 329 male and 295 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 738 |
| 1891 | 901 |
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 600 |
| 1921 | 624 |
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, Larry River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 624 total population, 329 males born in Canada, 329 males in the population, 295 females born in Canada, 295 females in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 507 persons of French origin, 110 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 516 Roman Catholics, 50 Anglicans (Church of England), 35 Methodists, 17 Baptists, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3218021
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrys_River,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%27s_River
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). "Larry River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/larry-river-ns010017-1921/.