New Waterford, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
New Waterford, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.243°N, 60.075°W.
Population
In 1921, New Waterford, T-V had a population of 5,615: 3,004 male and 2,611 female residents. Population density was 5615.2 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 Main-à-Dieu, 1911 (2.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, New Waterford, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,611 |
| POP M | 3,004 |
| POP TOT | 5,615 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 386 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 27 |
| BRIT BORN F | 250 |
| BRIT BORN M | 428 |
| BRIT ENG | 913 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,058 |
| BRIT OTHER | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2,303 |
| CAN BORN F | 2,165 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,250 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 67 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 85 |
| EUR DUTCH | 7 |
| EUR FRENCH | 665 |
| EUR GERMAN | 48 |
| EUR GREEK | 17 |
| EUR HEBREW | 50 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 204 |
| EUR OTHER | 32 |
| EUR POLISH | 24 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 17 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 196 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 326 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 10 |
| JEWS | 50 |
| LUTHERANS | 11 |
| METHODISTS | 156 |
| NEGRO | 58 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,003 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3,859 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 104 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006032— 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 Waterford, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/new-waterford-t-v-ns006032-1921/.