Pictou Island, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Pictou Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 228. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.815°N, 62.557°W.
Population
In 1921, Pictou Island had a population of 228: 108 male and 120 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 159 |
| 1911 | 195 |
| 1921 | 228 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 228 total population, 120 females born in Canada, 120 females in the population, 108 males in the population, 105 males born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 202 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 216 Presbyterians, 7 Methodists, 5 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016027— 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). "Pictou Island, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pictou-island-ns016027-1921/.