Whycocomagh N., Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Whycocomagh N. was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.980°N, 61.160°W.
Population
In 1921, Whycocomagh N. had a population of 822: 414 male and 408 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Whycocomagh S., 1911 (91.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Whycocomagh N. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 408 |
| POP M | 414 |
| POP TOT | 822 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT BORN F | 23 |
| BRIT BORN M | 30 |
| BRIT ENG | 72 |
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 736 |
| CAN BORN F | 383 |
| CAN BORN M | 382 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 19 |
| NEGRO | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 783 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013022— 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). "Whycocomagh N., Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/whycocomagh-n-ns013022-1921/.