Sambro, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sambro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 432. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7409092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.490°N, 63.613°W.
Population
In 1921, Sambro had a population of 432: 232 male and 200 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 440 |
| 1881 | 494 |
| 1901 | 503 |
| 1911 | 455 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, Sambro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 432 total population, 232 males in the population, 231 males born in Canada, 200 females in the population, 198 females born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 432 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 336 Methodists, 67 Roman Catholics, 13 Anglicans (Church of England), 8 Baptists, 8 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7409092
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambro,_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). "Sambro, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sambro-ns011031-1921/.