Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Sydney, Town—Ville was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 22,545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.136°N, 60.181°W.
Population
In 1921, Sydney, Town—Ville had a population of 22,545: 11,557 male and 10,988 female residents. Population density was 2691.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,427 |
| 1901 | 9,909 |
| 1911 | 17,723 |
| 1921 | 22,545 |
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, Sydney, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 10,988 |
| POP M | 11,557 |
| POP TOT | 22,545 |
Other recorded variables (48 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 3,214 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 28 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 114 |
| BAPTISTS | 745 |
| BRETHREN | 10 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1,649 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2,061 |
| BRIT ENG | 7,061 |
| BRIT IRISH | 3,187 |
| BRIT OTHER | 33 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 8,600 |
| CAN BORN F | 8,676 |
| CAN BORN M | 8,348 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 12 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 143 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 100 |
| EUR FINNISH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,101 |
| EUR GERMAN | 78 |
| EUR GREEK | 10 |
| EUR HEBREW | 398 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 365 |
| EUR OTHER | 287 |
| EUR POLISH | 423 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 134 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 89 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 337 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 663 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 1,148 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 482 |
| INDIAN | 10 |
| JEWS | 396 |
| LUTHERANS | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 1,670 |
| NEGRO | 30 |
| OTHER SECTS | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5,314 |
| PROTESTANTS | 29 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10,432 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 122 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006028— 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). "Sydney, Town—Ville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sydney-town-ville-ns006028-1921/.