Tancook, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Tancook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 650. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.454°N, 64.156°W.
Population
In 1921, Tancook had a population of 650: 341 male and 309 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 572 |
| 1891 | 570 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1921 | 650 |
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, Tancook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 650 total population, 341 males born in Canada, 341 males in the population, 309 females born in Canada, 309 females in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 310 persons of British origin (English), 160 persons of German origin, 77 persons of French origin. 103 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 631 Baptists, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Lutherans, 2 Methodists, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015037— 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). "Tancook, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tancook-ns015037-1921/.