River Denys, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
River Denys was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337335. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 61.235°W.
Population
In 1921, River Denys had a population of 700: 375 male and 325 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 825 |
| 1921 | 700 |
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, River Denys shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 700 total population, 375 males in the population, 355 males born in Canada, 325 females in the population, 316 females born in Canada, 13 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 643 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 462 Presbyterians, 224 Roman Catholics, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Methodists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7337335
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Denys,_Nova_Scotia
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). "River Denys, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-denys-ns013017-1921/.