New Larig, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Larig was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 322. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.423°N, 62.859°W.
Population
In 1921, New Larig had a population of 322: 169 male and 153 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 590 |
| 1881 | 535 |
| 1891 | 474 |
| 1901 | 437 |
| 1911 | 274 |
| 1921 | 322 |
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 Larig shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 322 total population, 169 males in the population, 166 males born in Canada, 153 females in the population, 151 females born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 268 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 29 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 270 Presbyterians, 29 Roman Catholics, 16 Methodists, 7 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016026— 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 Larig, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-larig-ns016026-1921/.