Sober Island, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sober Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 247. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.872°N, 62.504°W.
Population
In 1921, Sober Island had a population of 247: 144 male and 103 female residents. Population density was 13.9 people per square mile.
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 (24.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sober Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 103 |
| POP M | 144 |
| POP TOT | 247 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 209 |
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 231 |
| CAN BORN F | 103 |
| CAN BORN M | 143 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 15 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011034— 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). "Sober Island, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sober-island-ns011034-1921/.