Parker Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Parker Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.793°N, 65.543°W.
Population
In 1921, Parker Cove had a population of 565: 299 male and 266 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 569 |
| 1901 | 531 |
| 1911 | 516 |
| 1921 | 565 |
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, Parker Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 565 total population, 299 males in the population, 295 males born in Canada, 266 females in the population, 264 females born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 543 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. 14 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 416 Baptists, 79 Methodists, 43 Adventists, 20 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Presbyterians, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004021— 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). "Parker Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/parker-cove-ns004021-1921/.