Bear River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Bear River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.595°N, 65.600°W.
Population
In 1921, Bear River had a population of 615: 298 male and 317 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 694 |
| 1901 | 662 |
| 1911 | 589 |
| 1921 | 615 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bear River, 1911 (93.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bear River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 317 |
| POP M | 298 |
| POP TOT | 615 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 62 |
| ANGLICANS | 63 |
| BAPTISTS | 326 |
| BRIT BORN F | 5 |
| BRIT BORN M | 6 |
| BRIT ENG | 430 |
| BRIT IRISH | 28 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 57 |
| CAN BORN F | 301 |
| CAN BORN M | 286 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 41 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR GERMAN | 16 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 122 |
| NEGRO | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 25 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004001— 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). "Bear River, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bear-river-ns004001-1921/.