Wentworth, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Wentworth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 652. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7982993. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.633°N, 63.549°W.
Population
In 1921, Wentworth had a population of 652: 365 male and 287 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,146 |
| 1881 | 735 |
| 1891 | 745 |
| 1911 | 605 |
| 1921 | 652 |
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, Wentworth shared boundaries with:
- Middle Londonderry
- Middleboro
- New Annan
- Six Mile Road
- Tatamagouche W-O
- Upper Londonderry
- Westchester
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 652 total population, 365 males in the population, 357 males born in Canada, 287 females in the population, 279 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, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 288 persons of British origin (English), 256 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 58 persons of British origin (Irish), 29 persons of other European origin, 15 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 302 Methodists, 174 Presbyterians, 122 Baptists, 33 Roman Catholics, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS008026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7982993
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wentworth,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Wentworth, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wentworth-ns008026-1921/.