Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Salmon River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,833. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.372°N, 63.033°W.
Population
In 1921, Salmon River had a population of 1,833: 945 male and 888 female residents. Population density was 17.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,304 |
| 1901 | 1,280 |
| 1911 | 1,345 |
| 1921 | 1,833 |
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, Salmon River 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 | 888 |
| POP M | 945 |
| POP TOT | 1,833 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 264 |
| BAPTISTS | 192 |
| BRIT BORN F | 36 |
| BRIT BORN M | 49 |
| BRIT ENG | 665 |
| BRIT IRISH | 425 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 709 |
| CAN BORN F | 835 |
| CAN BORN M | 877 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 17 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 112 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,135 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 123 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007017— 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). "Salmon River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/salmon-river-ns007017-1921/.