River Hebert, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
River Hebert was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7337490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 64.378°W.
Population
In 1921, River Hebert had a population of 1,984: 1,036 male and 948 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,920 |
| 1881 | 2,025 |
| 1891 | 2,611 |
| 1911 | 1,534 |
| 1921 | 1,984 |
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 Hebert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,984 total population, 1,036 males in the population, 948 females in the population, 931 males born in Canada, 847 females born in Canada, 72 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 71 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 34 males born outside the British Empire, 29 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 716 persons of British origin (English), 578 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 350 persons of French origin, 197 persons of British origin (Irish), 67 persons of German origin, 19 persons of Austrian origin, 15 persons of other European origin, 9 persons of Russian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. 16 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 477 Presbyterians, 456 Roman Catholics, 398 Methodists, 363 Baptists, 267 Anglicans (Church of England), 12 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7337490
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Hebert,_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 Hebert, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/river-hebert-ns008018-1921/.