North Sydney, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
North Sydney, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,585. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q641876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.198°N, 60.289°W.
Population
In 1921, North Sydney, T-V had a population of 6,585: 3,219 male and 3,366 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,522 |
| 1911 | 5,418 |
| 1921 | 6,585 |
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 Sydney, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,585 total population, 3,366 females in the population, 3,219 males in the population, 2,281 females born in Canada, 2,209 males born in Canada, 1,003 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 902 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 108 males born outside the British Empire, 82 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 3,541 persons of British origin (English), 1,623 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 708 persons of British origin (Irish), 513 persons of French origin, 110 persons of Syrian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 17 persons of Italian origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). 8 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 2,530 Roman Catholics, 1,559 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,089 Methodists, 905 Presbyterians, 327 Baptists, 94 Salvation Army adherents, 41 Adventists, 22 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Jews, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q641876
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sydney_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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 Sydney, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-sydney-t-v-ns006009-1921/.