Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Scotch Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 663. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.045°N, 63.986°W.
Population
In 1921, Scotch Village had a population of 663: 349 male and 314 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 673 |
| 1921 | 663 |
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, Scotch Village 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 663 total population, 349 males in the population, 333 males born in Canada, 314 females in the population, 297 females born in Canada, 11 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 315 persons of British origin (English), 205 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 125 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 245 Baptists, 164 Methodists, 119 Presbyterians, 108 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Disciples of Christ, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Roman Catholics, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012012_1891— 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). "Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotch-village-ns012012-1921/.