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 density was 19.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 225 |
| POP M | 264 |
| POP TOT | 489 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 68 |
| BAPTISTS | 20 |
| BRIT BORN M | 2 |
| BRIT ENG | 137 |
| BRIT IRISH | 210 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 100 |
| CAN BORN F | 224 |
| CAN BORN M | 260 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 24 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 398 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.