Plympton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Plympton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7205890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.465°N, 65.877°W.
Population
In 1921, Plympton had a population of 725: 387 male and 338 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,850 |
| 1891 | 1,522 |
| 1901 | 819 |
| 1911 | 710 |
| 1921 | 725 |
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, Plympton 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 725 total population, 387 males in the population, 381 males born in Canada, 338 females in the population, 326 females born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 572 persons of French origin, 142 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 610 Roman Catholics, 85 Baptists, 12 Methodists, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7205890
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plympton,_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). "Plympton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plympton-ns009016-1921/.