Waughs River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Waughs River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.704°N, 63.229°W.
Population
In 1921, Waughs River had a population of 432: 221 male and 211 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | 445 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, Waughs River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 432 total population, 221 males in the population, 212 males born in Canada, 211 females in the population, 205 females born in Canada, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 336 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of other European origin, 21 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 269 Presbyterians, 74 Methodists, 54 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 Baptists, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS007023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007023— 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). "Waughs River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/waughs-river-ns007023-1921/.