Springhill, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Springhill, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 5,681. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1000316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.643°N, 64.062°W.
Population
In 1921, Springhill, T-V had a population of 5,681: 2,932 male and 2,749 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 5,713 |
| 1921 | 5,681 |
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, Springhill, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 5,681 total population, 2,932 males in the population, 2,749 females in the population, 2,596 males born in Canada, 2,478 females born in Canada, 237 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 211 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 99 males born outside the British Empire, 60 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,743 persons of British origin (English), 1,591 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 653 persons of British origin (Irish), 411 persons of French origin, 45 persons of Austrian origin, 37 persons of Scandinavian origin, 33 persons of British origin (other), 23 persons of German origin, 23 persons of Italian origin, 16 persons of Syrian origin, 12 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Greek origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 46 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. 11 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 1,302 Methodists, 1,286 Presbyterians, 1,069 Anglicans (Church of England), 968 Roman Catholics, 951 Baptists, 54 Salvation Army adherents, 11 Jews, 11 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 9 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Lutherans, 2 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1000316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springhill,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springhill_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Springhill, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/springhill-t-v-ns008034-1921/.