Preston, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Preston was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 572. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.736°N, 63.434°W.
Population
In 1921, Preston had a population of 572: 281 male and 291 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 715 |
| 1881 | 794 |
| 1901 | 498 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 572 |
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, Preston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 572 total population, 291 females born in Canada, 291 females in the population, 281 males born in Canada, 281 males in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 25 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of French origin. 539 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 538 Baptists, 26 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011028— 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). "Preston, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/preston-ns011028-1921/.