Belleville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Belleville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,158. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2894905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.893°N, 65.841°W.
Population
In 1921, Belleville had a population of 1,158: 598 male and 560 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,241 |
| 1901 | 1,352 |
| 1911 | 1,252 |
| 1921 | 1,158 |
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, Belleville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,158 total population, 598 males in the population, 582 males born in Canada, 560 females in the population, 544 females born in Canada, 16 males born outside the British Empire, 15 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 999 persons of French origin, 143 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,044 Roman Catholics, 108 Baptists, 4 Methodists, 2 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2894905
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(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). "Belleville, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleville-ns021004-1921/.