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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q813856. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,487 total population, 843 females in the population, 695 females born in Canada, 644 males in the population, 554 males born in Canada, 88 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 73 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 60 females born outside the British Empire, 17 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 714 persons of British origin (English), 313 persons of British origin (Irish), 257 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 95 persons of French origin, 56 persons of Dutch origin, 31 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 500 Anglicans (Church of England), 497 Roman Catholics, 261 Presbyterians, 137 Baptists, 74 Methodists, 15 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Brethren, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Russell | 1849–1935 | died here |
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: Q813856
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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/.