Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Bedford Basin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,487. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 63.687°W.
Population
In 1921, Bedford Basin had a population of 1,487: 644 male and 843 female residents. Population density was 61.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 865 |
| 1911 | 1,008 |
| 1921 | 1,487 |
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, Bedford Basin shared boundaries with:
- French Village
- Hammond Plains
- Northwest Arm
- Preston Road
- Sackville (13 Mile House)
- Spryfield (Prospect Road)
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 843 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP TOT | 1,487 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 500 |
| BAPTISTS | 137 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 88 |
| BRIT BORN M | 73 |
| BRIT ENG | 714 |
| BRIT IRISH | 313 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 257 |
| CAN BORN F | 695 |
| CAN BORN M | 554 |
| EUR DUTCH | 56 |
| EUR FRENCH | 95 |
| EUR GERMAN | 31 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 60 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 74 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 261 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 497 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 15 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011001— 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). "Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bedford-basin-ns011001-1921/.