Ball Creek, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Ball Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,469. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4851932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.117°N, 60.291°W.
Population
In 1921, Ball Creek had a population of 1,469: 762 male and 707 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 892 |
| 1911 | 1,022 |
| 1921 | 1,469 |
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, Ball Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,469 total population, 762 males in the population, 707 females in the population, 674 males born in Canada, 628 females born in Canada, 53 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 53 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 males born outside the British Empire, 26 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 603 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 572 persons of British origin (English), 159 persons of French origin, 119 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 466 Anglicans (Church of England), 380 Presbyterians, 378 Roman Catholics, 148 Baptists, 77 Methodists, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4851932
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balls_Creek
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). "Ball Creek, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ball-creek-ns006011-1921/.