Baker Settlement, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Baker Settlement was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 538. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.436°N, 64.798°W.
Population
In 1921, Baker Settlement had a population of 538: 280 male and 258 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 815 |
| 1921 | 538 |
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, Baker Settlement shared boundaries with:
- Brookfield N.
- Greenfield
- Hemford
- Midville Branch
- New Germany W.-O. (Chesley Corner pt.)
- Northfield
- Springfield
- Waterloo
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 538 total population, 280 males in the population, 275 males born in Canada, 258 females in the population, 250 females born in Canada, 5 females born outside the British Empire, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 471 persons of German origin, 20 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of British origin (English), 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 244 Lutherans, 187 Congregationalists, 62 Baptists, 20 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 18 Methodists, 5 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015001— 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). "Baker Settlement, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/baker-settlement-ns015001-1921/.