Morristown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Morristown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 545. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6914103. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 61.967°W.
Population
In 1921, Morristown had a population of 545: 299 male and 246 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,061 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
| 1901 | 767 |
| 1911 | 639 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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, Morristown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 545 total population, 299 males in the population, 293 males born in Canada, 246 females in the population, 242 females born in Canada, 5 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females 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 445 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 90 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 521 Roman Catholics, 20 Presbyterians, 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6914103
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morristown,_Antigonish_County
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). "Morristown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/morristown-ns005009-1921/.