Lunenburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Lunenburg, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,792. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q105441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.371°N, 64.287°W.
Population
In 1921, Lunenburg, T-V had a population of 2,792: 1,346 male and 1,446 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,231 |
| 1881 | 4,007 |
| 1891 | 4,894 |
| 1901 | 2,916 |
| 1911 | 2,681 |
| 1921 | 2,792 |
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, Lunenburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,792 total population, 1,446 females in the population, 1,417 females born in Canada, 1,346 males in the population, 1,303 males born in Canada, 26 males born outside the British Empire, 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,646 persons of German origin, 751 persons of British origin (English), 143 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 122 persons of French origin, 60 persons of British origin (Irish), 20 persons of other European origin, 17 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Greek origin. 6 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 839 Methodists, 758 Anglicans (Church of England), 656 Presbyterians, 440 Lutherans, 67 Baptists, 20 Roman Catholics, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015044— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015044— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q105441
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunenburg,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunenburg_(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). "Lunenburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lunenburg-t-v-ns015044-1921/.