Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Main-à-Dieu was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 489. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.984°N, 59.828°W.
Population
In 1921, Main-à-Dieu had a population of 489: 264 male and 225 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 990 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 489 |
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, Main-à-Dieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 489 total population, 264 males in the population, 260 males born in Canada, 225 females in the population, 224 females born in Canada, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 210 persons of British origin (Irish), 137 persons of British origin (English), 100 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of French origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 398 Roman Catholics, 68 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Baptists, 1 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS006023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006023— 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). "Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/main-dieu-ns006023-1921/.