Mill Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Mill Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 707. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.584°N, 64.076°W.
Population
In 1921, Mill Cove had a population of 707: 380 male and 327 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 434 |
| 1881 | 539 |
| 1891 | 619 |
| 1901 | 658 |
| 1911 | 671 |
| 1921 | 707 |
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, Mill Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 707 total population, 380 males in the population, 378 males born in Canada, 327 females in the population, 322 females born in Canada, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 590 persons of British origin (English), 38 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of French origin, 29 persons of German origin, 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 619 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Baptists, 16 Adventists, 7 Methodists, 3 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 Roman Catholics, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015024— 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). "Mill Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-cove-ns015024-1921/.