Preston Road, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Preston Road was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.734°N, 63.556°W.
Population
In 1921, Preston Road had a population of 1,071: 552 male and 519 female residents. Population density was 18.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 493 |
| 1911 | 653 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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 Road shared boundaries with:
- Bedford Basin
- Cole Harbour
- Dartmouth, Town—Ville
- Fall River
- Lawrencetown
- NO DATA
- Preston
- Sackville (13 Mile House)
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 519 |
| POP M | 552 |
| POP TOT | 1,071 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 425 |
| BAPTISTS | 187 |
| BRIT BORN F | 43 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 610 |
| BRIT IRISH | 150 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 117 |
| CAN BORN F | 472 |
| CAN BORN M | 511 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 50 |
| EUR FRENCH | 61 |
| EUR GERMAN | 79 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 116 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 86 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 244 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011029— 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 Road, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/preston-road-ns011029-1921/.