Northwest Arm, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Northwest Arm was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,102. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.637°N, 63.633°W.
Population
In 1921, Northwest Arm had a population of 2,102: 1,069 male and 1,033 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 481 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 2,102 |
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, Northwest Arm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,102 total population, 1,069 males in the population, 1,033 females in the population, 925 males born in Canada, 908 females born in Canada, 119 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 103 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 males born outside the British Empire, 22 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 939 persons of British origin (English), 422 persons of British origin (Irish), 379 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 140 persons of French origin, 128 persons of Dutch origin, 36 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 881 Anglicans (Church of England), 583 Roman Catholics, 278 Presbyterians, 178 Methodists, 141 Baptists, 16 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Lutherans, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Adventists, 3 Congregationalists, 2 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011024— 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). "Northwest Arm, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/northwest-arm-ns011024-1921/.