Manchester Lower, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Manchester Lower was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.460°N, 61.441°W.
Population
In 1921, Manchester Lower had a population of 304: 155 male and 149 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Manchester, 1911 (78.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Manchester Lower shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 304 total population, 155 males in the population, 149 females in the population, 149 males born in Canada, 145 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 119 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 92 persons of British origin (Irish), 68 persons of British origin (English), 14 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 129 Roman Catholics, 110 Methodists, 36 Anglicans (Church of England), 29 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010019— 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). "Manchester Lower, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/manchester-lower-ns010019-1921/.