New Glasgow, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Glasgow, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 8,974. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q286048. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.586°N, 62.643°W.
Population
In 1921, New Glasgow, T-V had a population of 8,974: 4,320 male and 4,654 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 4,447 |
| 1911 | 6,383 |
| 1921 | 8,974 |
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 Glasgow, T-V shared boundaries with:
- Abercrombie & Granton
- Churchville
- Frasers Mountain & Linacy
- Stellarton, T-V
- Trenton, T-V
- Westville, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 8,974 total population, 4,654 females in the population, 4,320 males in the population, 4,198 females born in Canada, 3,906 males born in Canada, 296 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 258 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 160 females born outside the British Empire, 156 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,199 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1,864 persons of British origin (English), 893 persons of British origin (Irish), 409 persons of French origin, 59 persons of Dutch origin, 39 persons of other European origin, 35 persons of German origin, 22 persons of British origin (other), 22 persons of Greek origin, 20 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 16 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Syrian origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 260 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 65 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,350 Presbyterians, 1,946 Roman Catholics, 855 Anglicans (Church of England), 818 Methodists, 738 Baptists, 97 Salvation Army adherents, 65 Jews, 24 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 17 Adventists, 17 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 3 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q286048
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glasgow
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 Glasgow, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-glasgow-t-v-ns016036-1921/.