Mill, VL, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Mill, VL was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 683. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6858441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.179°N, 64.697°W.
Population
In 1921, Mill, VL had a population of 683: 344 male and 339 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 773 |
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 721 |
| 1921 | 683 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 683 total population, 344 males in the population, 341 males born in Canada, 339 females in the population, 332 females born in Canada, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 243 persons of German origin, 233 persons of British origin (English), 53 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of British origin (Irish), 33 persons of other European origin, 23 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). 21 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 256 Methodists, 229 Baptists, 159 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Roman Catholics, 7 Lutherans, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Presbyterians, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6858441
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Village,_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). "Mill, VL, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mill-vl-ns017014-1921/.