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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,021 total population, 530 males in the population, 498 males born in Canada, 491 females in the population, 460 females born in Canada, 22 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 12 females born outside the British Empire, 10 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 488 persons of British origin (English), 301 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 177 persons of British origin (Irish), 24 persons of German origin, 9 persons of other European origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 613 Presbyterians, 283 Baptists, 71 Anglicans (Church of England), 43 Methodists, 10 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.