Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Little Bras d'Or was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,133. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.259°N, 60.298°W.
Population
In 1921, Little Bras d'Or had a population of 3,133: 1,612 male and 1,521 female residents. Population density was 138.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 812 |
| 1901 | 790 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 3,133 |
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, Little Bras d'Or shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,521 |
| POP M | 1,612 |
| POP TOT | 3,133 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 199 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 88 |
| BRETHREN | 19 |
| BRIT BORN F | 215 |
| BRIT BORN M | 258 |
| BRIT ENG | 701 |
| BRIT IRISH | 398 |
| BRIT OTHER | 14 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,162 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,246 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,283 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 7 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 702 |
| EUR GERMAN | 38 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 45 |
| EUR POLISH | 14 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 9 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 60 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 71 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 100 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 803 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,892 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 16 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006007_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). "Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-bras-d-or-ns006007-1921/.