New Ross W.-O., Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Ross W.-O. was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.728°N, 64.536°W.
Population
In 1921, New Ross W.-O. had a population of 502: 265 male and 237 female residents. Population density was 4.2 people per square mile.
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 Oakland, 1911 (66.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, New Ross W.-O. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 237 |
| POP M | 265 |
| POP TOT | 502 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 438 |
| BAPTISTS | 54 |
| BRIT ENG | 271 |
| BRIT IRISH | 50 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| CAN BORN F | 237 |
| CAN BORN M | 265 |
| EUR FRENCH | 14 |
| EUR GERMAN | 166 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015029— 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 W.-O., Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-ross-w-o-ns015029-1921/.