Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Smith Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.598°N, 65.691°W.
Population
In 1921, Smith Cove had a population of 418: 203 male and 215 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 507 |
| 1891 | 406 |
| 1901 | 378 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 418 |
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, Smith Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 418 total population, 215 females in the population, 204 females born in Canada, 203 males in the population, 185 males born in Canada, 11 males born outside the British Empire, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 250 persons of British origin (English), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 31 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of German origin, 12 persons of British origin (other). 13 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 301 Baptists, 37 Methodists, 35 Anglicans (Church of England), 21 Roman Catholics, 14 Presbyterians, 3 Adventists, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009022— 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). "Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/smith-cove-ns009022-1921/.