New Cornwall, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Cornwall was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.553°N, 64.529°W.
Population
In 1921, New Cornwall had a population of 709: 372 male and 337 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 648 |
| 1911 | 790 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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 Cornwall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 709 total population, 372 males born in Canada, 372 males in the population, 337 females in the population, 336 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 253 persons of French origin, 244 persons of German origin, 161 persons of British origin (English), 25 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of British origin (Irish). 3 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 269 Lutherans, 212 Anglicans (Church of England), 166 Baptists, 31 Methodists, 17 Presbyterians, 9 Roman Catholics, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015025— 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 Cornwall, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-cornwall-ns015025-1921/.