Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Lawrencetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 283. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6504811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.681°N, 63.375°W.
Population
In 1921, Lawrencetown had a population of 283: 155 male and 128 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 359 |
| 1911 | 328 |
| 1921 | 283 |
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, Lawrencetown 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 283 total population, 155 males in the population, 152 males born in Canada, 128 females in the population, 127 females born in Canada, 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 282 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 175 Presbyterians, 57 Anglicans (Church of England), 28 Methodists, 16 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6504811
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrencetown,_Halifax_County,_Nova_Scotia
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, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lawrencetown-ns011017-1921/.