Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Woods Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,060. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.570°N, 65.707°W.
Population
In 1921, Woods Harbour had a population of 1,060: 537 male and 523 female residents. Population density was 30.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,134 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,171 |
| 1921 | 1,060 |
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, Woods Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 523 |
| POP M | 537 |
| POP TOT | 1,060 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 80 |
| ANGLICANS | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 951 |
| BRIT BORN F | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 686 |
| BRIT IRISH | 176 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 83 |
| CAN BORN F | 513 |
| CAN BORN M | 526 |
| EUR DUTCH | 27 |
| EUR FRENCH | 10 |
| EUR GERMAN | 64 |
| EUR HEBREW | 7 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 11 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019014— 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). "Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/woods-harbour-ns019014-1921/.