Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Plymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 675. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7205749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.766°N, 66.029°W.
Population
In 1921, Plymouth had a population of 675: 319 male and 356 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 779 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 675 |
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, Plymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 356 |
| POP M | 319 |
| POP TOT | 675 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| BAPTISTS | 143 |
| BRIT ENG | 240 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2 |
| CAN BORN F | 350 |
| CAN BORN M | 318 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 430 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 33 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 477 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7205749
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). "Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plymouth-ns021012-1921/.