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 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 density was 16.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 768 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 403 |
| POP M | 445 |
| POP TOT | 848 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 14 |
| ANGLICANS | 36 |
| BAPTISTS | 435 |
| BRIT BORN F | 12 |
| BRIT BORN M | 10 |
| BRIT ENG | 562 |
| BRIT IRISH | 91 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 119 |
| CAN BORN F | 378 |
| CAN BORN M | 425 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 16 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 29 |
| EUR HEBREW | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 13 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| JEWS | 13 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 188 |
| NEGRO | 19 |
| OTHER SECTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 70 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 60 |
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: 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). "Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheffield-mills-ns014013-1921/.