Linwood, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Linwood was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 747. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6555141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 61.583°W.
Population
In 1921, Linwood had a population of 747: 393 male and 354 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,094 |
| 1901 | 781 |
| 1911 | 741 |
| 1921 | 747 |
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, Linwood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 747 total population, 393 males in the population, 385 males born in Canada, 354 females in the population, 346 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 531 persons of French origin, 84 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of British origin (Irish), 34 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. 14 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 666 Roman Catholics, 63 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6555141
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linwood,_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). "Linwood, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/linwood-ns005006-1921/.