Milford, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Milford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 293 total population, 165 males born in Canada, 165 males in the population, 128 females in the population, 127 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 131 persons of British origin (English), 130 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 199 Baptists, 68 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Presbyterians, 8 Roman Catholics, 6 Methodists, 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004017_1891— 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/.