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 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:
- Dalhousie
- Kingston
- Lawrencetown Lane
- Morse Road (Dalhousie)
- Nictau
- NO DATA
- Springfield
- Torbrook (Meadowvale)
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 188 total population, 112 males in the population, 107 males born in Canada, 76 females in the population, 75 females born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 90 persons of British origin (English), 52 persons of German origin, 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of French origin, 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Finnish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 113 Baptists, 46 Methodists, 14 Presbyterians, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.