Maitland, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Maitland was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,326. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6737132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.240°N, 63.536°W.
Population
In 1921, Maitland had a population of 1,326: 692 male and 634 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,763 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,326 |
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, Maitland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,326 total population, 692 males in the population, 651 males born in Canada, 634 females in the population, 590 females born in Canada, 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 males born outside the British Empire, 20 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 760 persons of British origin (English), 369 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 113 persons of British origin (Irish), 34 persons of German origin, 17 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 7 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 504 Presbyterians, 437 Anglicans (Church of England), 139 Congregationalists, 135 Methodists, 54 Baptists, 48 Roman Catholics, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012006_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6737132
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitland_(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). "Maitland, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/maitland-ns012006-1921/.