St. Andrews, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
St. Andrews was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.533°N, 61.847°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Andrews had a population of 797: 386 male and 411 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 784 |
| 1921 | 797 |
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, St. Andrews shared boundaries with:
- Antigonish (Rural)
- Heatherton
- Lake Dale
- Pomquet
- Roman Valley
- South River, Middle (Dunmore)
- Upper South River
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 411 |
| POP M | 386 |
| POP TOT | 797 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN F | 10 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 22 |
| BRIT IRISH | 44 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 675 |
| CAN BORN F | 391 |
| CAN BORN M | 373 |
| EUR DUTCH | 5 |
| EUR FRENCH | 51 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 788 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005012— 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). "St. Andrews, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-andrews-ns005012-1921/.