Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Louisburg, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3263622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.921°N, 59.968°W.
Population
In 1921, Louisburg, T-V had a population of 1,152: 593 male and 559 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,446 |
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,116 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,006 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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, Louisburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,152 total population, 593 males in the population, 562 males born in Canada, 559 females in the population, 527 females born in Canada, 27 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 462 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 455 persons of British origin (English), 131 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of French origin, 35 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of Syrian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of German origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 395 Presbyterians, 286 Roman Catholics, 243 Anglicans (Church of England), 180 Methodists, 42 Baptists, 4 Jews, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3263622
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louisburg-t-v-ns006031-1921/.