New Albany, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Albany was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 188. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.838°N, 64.979°W.
Population
In 1921, New Albany had a population of 188: 112 male and 76 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 279 |
| 1901 | 292 |
| 1911 | 215 |
| 1921 | 188 |
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, New Albany shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 76 |
| POP M | 112 |
| POP TOT | 188 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 113 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 90 |
| BRIT IRISH | 24 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6 |
| CAN BORN F | 75 |
| CAN BORN M | 107 |
| EUR FINNISH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 13 |
| EUR GERMAN | 52 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 46 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004019— 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). "New Albany, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-albany-ns004019-1921/.