Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1921, Petite Rivière had a population of 944: 476 male and 468 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 469 |
| 1921 | 944 |
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, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:
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 944 total population, 476 males in the population, 468 females in the population, 464 males born in Canada, 462 females born in Canada, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 497 persons of British origin (English), 408 persons of German origin, 28 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 6 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of French origin. 1 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. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 488 Methodists, 380 Anglicans (Church of England), 58 Lutherans, 15 Baptists, 2 Presbyterians, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015033— 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). "Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petite-rivi-re-ns015033-1921/.