Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Belleisle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 787. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4883781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.830°N, 65.419°W.
Population
In 1921, Belleisle had a population of 787: 410 male and 377 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 849 |
| 1921 | 787 |
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, Belleisle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 787 total population, 410 males in the population, 398 males born in Canada, 377 females in the population, 366 females born in Canada, 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 581 persons of British origin (English), 125 persons of German origin, 36 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 30 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of French 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 310 Anglicans (Church of England), 286 Baptists, 162 Methodists, 16 Presbyterians, 8 Roman Catholics, 4 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4883781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleisle,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleisle-ns004002-1921/.