Upper Prospect, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Upper Prospect was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.522°N, 63.785°W.
Population
In 1921, Upper Prospect had a population of 342: 203 male and 139 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 455 |
| 1911 | 428 |
| 1921 | 342 |
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 Prospect shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 342 total population, 203 males in the population, 200 males born in Canada, 139 females in the population, 137 females born in Canada, 3 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 283 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of British origin (English), 18 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 325 Roman Catholics, 17 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011041— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011041— 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 Prospect, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-prospect-ns011041-1921/.