Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Neil Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 391. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6988219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.786°N, 60.352°W.
Population
In 1921, Neil Harbour had a population of 391: 213 male and 178 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 373 |
| 1911 | 395 |
| 1921 | 391 |
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, Neil Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 391 total population, 213 males in the population, 178 females in the population, 134 males born in Canada, 132 females born in Canada, 77 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 46 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 353 persons of British origin (English), 33 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 322 Anglicans (Church of England), 36 Presbyterians, 27 Methodists, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020014_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6988219
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neils_Harbour,_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). "Neil Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/neil-harbour-ns020014-1921/.