North Cape Island (Centreville), Nova Scotia (1921 census)
North Cape Island (Centreville) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,123. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.506°N, 65.603°W.
Population
In 1921, North Cape Island (Centreville) had a population of 1,123: 580 male and 543 female residents. Population density was 77.2 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, North Cape Island (Centreville) shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 543 |
| POP M | 580 |
| POP TOT | 1,123 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 33 |
| ANGLICANS | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 1,036 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 702 |
| BRIT IRISH | 71 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 174 |
| CAN BORN F | 533 |
| CAN BORN M | 568 |
| EUR DUTCH | 40 |
| EUR FRENCH | 122 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 16 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 21 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019007— 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). "North Cape Island (Centreville), Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-cape-island-centreville-ns019007-1921/.