Beckerton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Beckerton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.162°N, 61.748°W.
Population
In 1921, Beckerton had a population of 325: 178 male and 147 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 342 |
| 1921 | 325 |
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, Beckerton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 325 total population, 178 males in the population, 175 males born in Canada, 147 females in the population, 142 females born in Canada, 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 176 persons of German origin, 126 persons of British origin (English), 7 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 202 Anglicans (Church of England), 98 Baptists, 9 Presbyterians, 8 Methodists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010001_1911— 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). "Beckerton, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/beckerton-ns010001-1921/.