Meteghan River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Meteghan River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 579. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.220°N, 66.051°W.
Population
In 1921, Meteghan River had a population of 579: 292 male and 287 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,011 |
| 1901 | 1,082 |
| 1911 | 1,133 |
| 1921 | 579 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Meteghan River, 1911 (87.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Meteghan River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 579 total population, 292 males in the population, 287 females in the population, 287 males born in Canada, 281 females born in Canada, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males 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 562 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 579 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875717
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteghan_River,_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). "Meteghan River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meteghan-river-ns009014-1921/.