Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Bridgetown was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,086. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q913891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.849°N, 65.283°W.
Population
In 1921, Bridgetown had a population of 1,086: 514 male and 572 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,334 |
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,117 |
| 1901 | 858 |
| 1911 | 996 |
| 1921 | 1,086 |
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, Bridgetown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,086 total population, 572 females in the population, 533 females born in Canada, 514 males in the population, 480 males born in Canada, 21 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born outside the British Empire, 19 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 690 persons of British origin (English), 199 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 56 persons of British origin (Irish), 38 persons of Dutch origin, 24 persons of French origin, 24 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 25 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 472 Baptists, 270 Anglicans (Church of England), 202 Methodists, 90 Presbyterians, 43 Roman Catholics, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q913891
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgetown_(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). "Bridgetown, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgetown-ns004030-1921/.