South Forks, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
South Forks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,397. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.064°N, 60.226°W.
Population
In 1921, South Forks had a population of 1,397: 785 male and 612 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 825 |
| 1911 | 983 |
| 1921 | 1,397 |
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, South Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,397 total population, 785 males in the population, 652 males born in Canada, 612 females in the population, 557 females born in Canada, 75 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 58 males born outside the British Empire, 38 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 718 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 390 persons of British origin (English), 143 persons of British origin (Irish), 73 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Russian origin, 11 persons of Austrian origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 2 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 586 Roman Catholics, 454 Presbyterians, 217 Anglicans (Church of England), 60 Methodists, 45 Baptists, 24 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Jews, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006026— 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). "South Forks, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-forks-ns006026-1921/.