Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Rawdon was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.077°N, 63.709°W.
Population
In 1921, Rawdon had a population of 500: 263 male and 237 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 569 |
| 1911 | 576 |
| 1921 | 500 |
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, Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 500 total population, 263 males in the population, 250 males born in Canada, 237 females in the population, 229 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 248 persons of British origin (English), 122 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 106 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 209 Anglicans (Church of England), 104 Presbyterians, 61 Baptists, 56 Methodists, 47 Disciples of Christ, 17 Roman Catholics, 5 Congregationalists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012009_1901— 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). "Rawdon, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rawdon-ns012009-1921/.