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 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)
- South River, Upper
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 797 total population, 411 females in the population, 391 females born in Canada, 386 males in the population, 373 males born in Canada, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 675 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 51 persons of French origin, 44 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 788 Roman Catholics, 6 Methodists, 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.