Big Island, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Big Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 80. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4905878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.664°N, 62.418°W.
Population
In 1921, Big Island had a population of 80: 43 male and 37 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 91 |
| 1921 | 80 |
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 Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 80 total population, 43 males in the population, 41 males born in Canada, 37 females in the population, 35 females born in Canada, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 57 Presbyterians, 20 Roman Catholics, 3 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS016004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4905878
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Island,_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). "Big Island, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-island-ns016004-1921/.