Rodney, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Rodney was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 514. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.616°N, 64.111°W.
Population
In 1921, Rodney had a population of 514: 278 male and 236 female residents. Population density was 8.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 601 |
| 1921 | 514 |
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, Rodney shared boundaries with:
- Chignecto Mines
- East Amherst
- Five Islands
- Mansfield
- Parrsboro, T-V
- River Philip
- Southampton
- Springhill, T-V
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 236 |
| POP M | 278 |
| POP TOT | 514 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 102 |
| BAPTISTS | 123 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 12 |
| BRIT ENG | 269 |
| BRIT IRISH | 80 |
| BRIT OTHER | 28 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 90 |
| CAN BORN F | 225 |
| CAN BORN M | 265 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 21 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1 |
| INDIAN | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 185 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 53 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 50 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008020— 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). "Rodney, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/rodney-ns008020-1921/.