Windsor, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Windsor, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,591. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1973829. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 64.107°W.
Population
In 1921, Windsor, T-V had a population of 3,591: 1,714 male and 1,877 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,715 |
| 1881 | 3,019 |
| 1901 | 3,398 |
| 1911 | 3,452 |
| 1921 | 3,591 |
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, Windsor, T-V shared boundaries with:
- Avondale (Newport Sounding)
- Falmouth
- NO DATA
- Scotch Village
- South Newport (Brooklyn)
- St. Croix
- Windsor Forks
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,591 total population, 1,877 females in the population, 1,763 females born in Canada, 1,714 males in the population, 1,601 males born in Canada, 75 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 71 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 42 males born outside the British Empire, 39 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,267 persons of British origin (English), 536 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 456 persons of British origin (Irish), 128 persons of German origin, 75 persons of Dutch origin, 62 persons of French origin, 31 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of Syrian origin, 6 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 993 Baptists, 958 Anglicans (Church of England), 691 Presbyterians, 594 Methodists, 295 Roman Catholics, 37 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 adherents of Eastern religions, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Anderson Black | 1847–1934 | born here |
| Charles Frederick Fraser | 1850–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS012019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1973829
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Windsor, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-t-v-ns012019-1921/.