Lawrencetown Lane, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Lawrencetown Lane was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 645. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.869°N, 65.161°W.
Population
In 1921, Lawrencetown Lane had a population of 645: 338 male and 307 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 645 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lawrencetown Lane, 1911 (93.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Lawrencetown Lane shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 645 total population, 338 males in the population, 327 males born in Canada, 307 females in the population, 296 females born in Canada, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 477 persons of British origin (English), 65 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 60 persons of German origin, 30 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 426 Baptists, 138 Methodists, 42 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Presbyterians, 12 Roman Catholics, 10 Lutherans, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004012— 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). "Lawrencetown Lane, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-lane-ns004012-1921/.