Nictau, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Nictau was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 775. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7030693. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.904°N, 65.064°W.
Population
In 1921, Nictau had a population of 775: 409 male and 366 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 778 |
| 1901 | 742 |
| 1911 | 705 |
| 1921 | 775 |
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, Nictau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 775 total population, 409 males in the population, 387 males born in Canada, 366 females in the population, 348 females born in Canada, 18 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire, 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 354 persons of British origin (English), 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of German origin, 94 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of other European origin, 24 persons of Italian origin, 23 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Syrian origin. 4 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 548 Baptists, 137 Methodists, 37 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Roman Catholics, 22 Presbyterians, 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7030693
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nictaux
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). "Nictau, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nictau-ns004020-1921/.