Sable River & Lewis Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sable River & Lewis Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.803°N, 65.020°W.
Population
In 1921, Sable River & Lewis Head had a population of 856: 427 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sable River, 1911 (70.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lewis Head, 1911 (30.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sable River & Lewis Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 429 |
| POP M | 427 |
| POP TOT | 856 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 42 |
| BAPTISTS | 429 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 581 |
| BRIT IRISH | 40 |
| BRIT OTHER | 40 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 115 |
| CAN BORN F | 417 |
| CAN BORN M | 421 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 29 |
| EUR GERMAN | 50 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 377 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019011— 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). "Sable River & Lewis Head, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sable-river-lewis-head-ns019011-1921/.