Lequille, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Lequille was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 65.475°W.
Population
In 1921, Lequille had a population of 759: 383 male and 376 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 922 |
| 1901 | 871 |
| 1911 | 825 |
| 1921 | 759 |
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, Lequille shared boundaries with:
- Annapolis Royal
- Clements W.-O.
- Clementsvale
- Dalhousie
- Granville Ferry
- Indian reserves
- Milford
- Round Hill
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 759 total population, 383 males in the population, 377 males born in Canada, 376 females in the population, 358 females born in Canada, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 9 females born outside the British Empire, 4 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 635 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (Irish). 114 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 426 Anglicans (Church of England), 205 Baptists, 69 Roman Catholics, 47 Methodists, 12 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004013_1891— 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). "Lequille, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lequille-ns004013-1921/.