Upper Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Upper Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.471°N, 63.476°W.
Population
In 1921, Upper Londonderry had a population of 1,021: 530 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,194 |
| 1881 | 1,353 |
| 1891 | 1,150 |
| 1901 | 1,042 |
| 1911 | 954 |
| 1921 | 1,021 |
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, Upper Londonderry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 491 |
| POP M | 530 |
| POP TOT | 1,021 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 71 |
| BAPTISTS | 283 |
| BRIT BORN F | 19 |
| BRIT BORN M | 22 |
| BRIT ENG | 488 |
| BRIT IRISH | 177 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 301 |
| CAN BORN F | 460 |
| CAN BORN M | 498 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 6 |
| EUR GERMAN | 24 |
| EUR OTHER | 9 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 43 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 613 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007020— 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). "Upper Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-londonderry-ns007020-1921/.