Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Broad Cove Marsh was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1921, Broad Cove Marsh had a population of 871: 423 male and 448 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,075 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 959 |
| 1921 | 871 |
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, Broad Cove Marsh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 871 total population, 448 females in the population, 442 females born in Canada, 423 males in the population, 413 males born in Canada, 9 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 831 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 868 Roman Catholics, 3 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013001_1881— 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). "Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/broad-cove-marsh-ns013001-1921/.