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 |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,321 |
| 1881 | 1,573 |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 675 total population, 356 females in the population, 350 females born in Canada, 319 males in the population, 318 males born in Canada, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 430 persons of French origin, 240 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 477 Roman Catholics, 143 Baptists, 33 Methodists, 20 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Yarmouth_County,_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). "Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plymouth-ns021012-1921/.