Sandy Point, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sandy Point was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.704°N, 65.297°W.
Population
In 1921, Sandy Point had a population of 521: 274 male and 247 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 485 |
| 1901 | 495 |
| 1911 | 560 |
| 1921 | 521 |
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, Sandy Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 247 |
| POP M | 274 |
| POP TOT | 521 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 210 |
| BAPTISTS | 273 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 395 |
| BRIT IRISH | 35 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 38 |
| CAN BORN F | 247 |
| CAN BORN M | 273 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 41 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 16 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019012— 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). "Sandy Point, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-point-ns019012-1921/.