Midville Branch, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Midville Branch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.435°N, 64.573°W.
Population
In 1921, Midville Branch had a population of 523: 266 male and 257 female residents. Population density was 15.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 769 |
| 1921 | 523 |
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, Midville Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 257 |
| POP M | 266 |
| POP TOT | 523 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 18 |
| BAPTISTS | 81 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 55 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 4 |
| CAN BORN F | 257 |
| CAN BORN M | 263 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 396 |
| EUR FRENCH | 16 |
| EUR GERMAN | 43 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| INDIAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 373 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 39 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015023— 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). "Midville Branch, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/midville-branch-ns015023-1921/.