Eel Brook, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Eel Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.833°N, 65.827°W.
Population
In 1921, Eel Brook had a population of 573: 305 male and 268 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 499 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 573 |
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, Eel Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 573 total population, 305 males in the population, 295 males born in Canada, 268 females in the population, 264 females born in Canada, 10 males born outside the British Empire, 4 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 572 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 573 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS021007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021007_1891— 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). "Eel Brook, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eel-brook-ns021007-1921/.