Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Blue Rocks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4929800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.361°N, 64.234°W.
Population
In 1921, Blue Rocks had a population of 848: 442 male and 406 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,117 |
| 1911 | 902 |
| 1921 | 848 |
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, Blue Rocks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 848 total population, 442 males in the population, 439 males born in Canada, 406 females born in Canada, 406 females in the population, 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 758 persons of German origin, 76 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 427 Anglicans (Church of England), 372 Presbyterians, 31 Baptists, 12 Lutherans, 6 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4929800
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Rocks,_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). "Blue Rocks, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/blue-rocks-ns015005-1921/.