New Ross E., Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Ross E. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.811°N, 64.405°W.
Population
In 1921, New Ross E. had a population of 859: 460 male and 399 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in New Ross, 1911 (32.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, New Ross E. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 859 total population, 460 males in the population, 458 males born in Canada, 399 females in the population, 398 females born in Canada, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 298 persons of British origin (English), 232 persons of German origin, 146 persons of British origin (Irish), 89 persons of Dutch origin, 46 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 27 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 444 Anglicans (Church of England), 225 Baptists, 184 Roman Catholics, 2 Lutherans, 2 Presbyterians, 1 Adventists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015028— 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 Ross E., Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-e-ns015028-1921/.