Milford, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Milford was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 293. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.623°N, 65.408°W.
Population
In 1921, Milford had a population of 293: 165 male and 128 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 416 |
| 1901 | 354 |
| 1911 | 342 |
| 1921 | 293 |
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, Milford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 128 |
| POP M | 165 |
| POP TOT | 293 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 68 |
| BAPTISTS | 199 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 131 |
| BRIT IRISH | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 22 |
| CAN BORN F | 127 |
| CAN BORN M | 165 |
| EUR DUTCH | 130 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 9 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004017— 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). "Milford, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/milford-ns004017-1921/.