Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Pubnico Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 601. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.730°N, 65.782°W.
Population
In 1921, Pubnico Head had a population of 601: 298 male and 303 female residents. Population density was 41.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 911 |
| 1911 | 783 |
| 1921 | 601 |
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, Pubnico Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 303 |
| POP M | 298 |
| POP TOT | 601 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 18 |
| BAPTISTS | 558 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 360 |
| BRIT IRISH | 160 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 50 |
| CAN BORN F | 295 |
| CAN BORN M | 292 |
| EUR DUTCH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021015— 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). "Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-head-ns021015-1921/.