Thorburn, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Thorburn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.575°N, 62.529°W.
Population
In 1921, Thorburn had a population of 615: 322 male and 293 female residents. Population density was 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 933 |
| 1911 | 1,159 |
| 1921 | 615 |
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, Thorburn shared boundaries with:
- Frasers Mountain & Linacy
- Little Harbour
- McLellans Brook
- McLellans Mountain
- Merigonish
- Wentworth Grant
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 293 |
| POP M | 322 |
| POP TOT | 615 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 20 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 20 |
| BRIT BORN M | 20 |
| BRIT ENG | 67 |
| BRIT IRISH | 55 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 430 |
| CAN BORN F | 246 |
| CAN BORN M | 271 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 27 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 27 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 31 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 17 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 420 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 150 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016031— 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). "Thorburn, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/thorburn-ns016031-1921/.