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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,304 |
| 1901 | 1,280 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,833 total population, 945 males in the population, 888 females in the population, 877 males born in Canada, 835 females born in Canada, 49 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 17 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 709 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 665 persons of British origin (English), 425 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,135 Presbyterians, 264 Anglicans (Church of England), 192 Baptists, 123 Roman Catholics, 112 Methodists, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.