Milton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Milton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,311. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3314512. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.100°N, 64.815°W.
Population
In 1921, Milton had a population of 1,311: 686 male and 625 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 984 |
| 1901 | 1,246 |
| 1911 | 1,291 |
| 1921 | 1,311 |
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, Milton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,311 total population, 686 males in the population, 677 males born in Canada, 625 females in the population, 614 females born in Canada, 8 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 806 persons of British origin (English), 218 persons of German origin, 98 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 95 persons of French origin, 88 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Dutch origin. 3 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 653 Baptists, 282 Disciples of Christ, 142 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 104 Anglicans (Church of England), 53 Congregationalists, 35 Roman Catholics, 22 Methodists, 13 Lutherans, 5 Presbyterians, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS017008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3314512
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Milton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/milton-ns017008-1921/.