Bridgewater, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Bridgewater, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,147. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q474178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.380°N, 64.553°W.
Population
In 1921, Bridgewater, T-V had a population of 3,147: 1,534 male and 1,613 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,912 |
| 1881 | 3,487 |
| 1891 | 3,936 |
| 1921 | 3,147 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bridgewater t-v, 1911 (22.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bridgewater, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,147 total population, 1,613 females in the population, 1,561 females born in Canada, 1,534 males in the population, 1,484 males born in Canada, 34 females born outside the British Empire, 25 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 males born outside the British Empire, 18 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 939 persons of British origin (English), 921 persons of German origin, 632 persons of Dutch origin, 302 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 174 persons of British origin (Irish), 133 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Austrian origin, 3 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 880 Lutherans, 759 Anglicans (Church of England), 586 Baptists, 449 Presbyterians, 323 Methodists, 112 Roman Catholics, 12 Jews, 9 Congregationalists, 8 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 Salvation Army adherents, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015043— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015043— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q474178
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_(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). "Bridgewater, T-V, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bridgewater-t-v-ns015043-1921/.