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 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 (Imperial)
- Dartmouth, T-V
- Fall River (Waverly Corner)
- Lawrencetown
- NO DATA
- Preston
- Sackville (13 Mile House)
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,071 total population, 552 males in the population, 519 females in the population, 511 males born in Canada, 472 females born in Canada, 43 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 610 persons of British origin (English), 150 persons of British origin (Irish), 117 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 79 persons of German origin, 61 persons of French origin, 50 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 425 Anglicans (Church of England), 244 Roman Catholics, 187 Baptists, 116 Methodists, 86 Presbyterians, 7 Lutherans, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.