Bailey Brook, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Bailey Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 496. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4848338. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.645°N, 62.253°W.
Population
In 1921, Bailey Brook had a population of 496: 258 male and 238 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 887 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 533 |
| 1921 | 496 |
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, Bailey Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 496 total population, 258 males in the population, 256 males born in Canada, 238 females in the population, 231 females born in Canada, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 470 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 335 Roman Catholics, 145 Presbyterians, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Baptists, 3 Methodists, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4848338
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_Brook,_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). "Bailey Brook, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bailey-brook-ns016002-1921/.