Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Big Bras d'Or was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.258°N, 60.433°W.
Population
In 1921, Big Bras d'Or had a population of 231: 120 male and 111 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 326 |
| 1911 | 313 |
| 1921 | 231 |
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, Big Bras d'Or shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 231 total population, 120 males in the population, 111 females in the population, 101 males born in Canada, 97 females born in Canada, 18 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 197 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 21 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 196 Presbyterians, 24 Roman Catholics, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS020005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020005_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). "Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-bras-d-or-ns020005-1921/.