North River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
North River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,130. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.468°N, 63.203°W.
Population
In 1921, North River had a population of 1,130: 571 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 20.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,205 |
| 1891 | 1,175 |
| 1901 | 1,041 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 1921 | 1,130 |
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, North River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 559 |
| POP M | 571 |
| POP TOT | 1,130 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 53 |
| BAPTISTS | 319 |
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 13 |
| BRIT ENG | 400 |
| BRIT IRISH | 156 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 554 |
| CAN BORN F | 539 |
| CAN BORN M | 550 |
| CHRISTIANS | 17 |
| EUR FRENCH | 7 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 246 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 481 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007016— 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 River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-river-ns007016-1921/.