Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Jordan Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.756°N, 65.266°W.
Population
In 1921, Jordan Bay had a population of 318: 165 male and 153 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 287 |
| 1911 | 300 |
| 1921 | 318 |
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, Jordan Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 318 total population, 165 males in the population, 163 males born in Canada, 153 females in the population, 151 females born in Canada, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 97 persons of British origin (English), 88 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 64 persons of German origin, 47 persons of British origin (Irish), 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 112 Anglicans (Church of England), 90 Baptists, 59 Methodists, 49 Presbyterians, 4 Adventists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS019005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019005— 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). "Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/jordan-bay-ns019005-1921/.