Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sheet Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 974. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.943°N, 62.528°W.
Population
In 1921, Sheet Harbour had a population of 974: 515 male and 459 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,583 |
| 1911 | 1,354 |
| 1921 | 974 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sheet Harbour, 1911 (75.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sheet Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 974 total population, 515 males in the population, 506 males born in Canada, 459 females in the population, 451 females born in Canada, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 386 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 252 persons of Dutch origin, 200 persons of British origin (Irish), 115 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 424 Anglicans (Church of England), 282 Roman Catholics, 261 Presbyterians, 3 Methodists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Baptists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492525
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Harbour
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). "Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheet-harbour-ns011033-1921/.