Tidnish, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Tidnish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 719. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.956°N, 63.999°W.
Population
In 1921, Tidnish had a population of 719: 378 male and 341 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 982 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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, Tidnish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 719 total population, 378 males in the population, 369 males born in Canada, 341 females in the population, 333 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 566 persons of British origin (English), 98 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 360 Methodists, 163 Baptists, 135 Presbyterians, 29 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 Roman Catholics, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Curry | 1851–1931 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008024— 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). "Tidnish, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tidnish-ns008024-1921/.