Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sheffield Mills was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492695. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.152°N, 64.544°W.
Population
In 1921, Sheffield Mills had a population of 848: 445 male and 403 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,054 |
| 1921 | 848 |
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, Sheffield Mills shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 848 total population, 445 males in the population, 425 males born in Canada, 403 females in the population, 378 females born in Canada, 13 females born outside the British Empire, 12 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 562 persons of British origin (English), 119 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 91 persons of British origin (Irish), 29 persons of German origin, 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of British origin (other). 19 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 13 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 435 Baptists, 188 Methodists, 70 Presbyterians, 60 Roman Catholics, 36 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Congregationalists, 14 Adventists, 13 Jews, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Lutherans, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492695
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_Mills,_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). "Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheffield-mills-ns014013-1921/.