Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Bay St. Lawrence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.031°N, 60.417°W.
Population
In 1921, Bay St. Lawrence had a population of 373: 194 male and 179 female residents. Population density was 19.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 419 |
| 1881 | 515 |
| 1891 | 618 |
| 1901 | 479 |
| 1911 | 421 |
| 1921 | 373 |
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, Bay St. Lawrence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 179 |
| POP M | 194 |
| POP TOT | 373 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT BORN M | 1 |
| BRIT ENG | 75 |
| BRIT IRISH | 70 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 209 |
| CAN BORN F | 179 |
| CAN BORN M | 193 |
| EUR DUTCH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 95 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 269 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020003— 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). "Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bay-st-lawrence-ns020003-1921/.