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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874104. 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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 373 total population, 194 males in the population, 193 males born in Canada, 179 females born in Canada, 179 females in the population, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 209 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 75 persons of British origin (English), 70 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 269 Roman Catholics, 95 Presbyterians, 9 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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: Q4874104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St._Lawrence,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St_Lawrence
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/.