Pleasantville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Pleasantville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 64.450°W.
Population
In 1921, Pleasantville had a population of 752: 412 male and 340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 803 |
| 1911 | 739 |
| 1921 | 752 |
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, Pleasantville shared boundaries with:
- Conquerall Bank
- Dublin W.-O. (Dublin Shore pt.)
- New Dublin (Dublin Shore pt.)
- Petite Rivière & Broad Cove
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 752 total population, 412 males in the population, 408 males born in Canada, 340 females in the population, 339 females born in Canada, 3 males born outside the British Empire, 1 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 558 persons of German origin, 123 persons of British origin (English), 55 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 279 Anglicans (Church of England), 188 Baptists, 158 Methodists, 58 Lutherans, 34 Presbyterians, 21 Brethren, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Roman Catholics, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875759
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasantville,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Pleasantville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pleasantville-ns015034-1921/.