Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 944. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1921, Petite Rivière had a population of 944: 476 male and 468 female residents. Population density was 44.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 611 |
| 1921 | 944 |
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, Petite Rivière shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 468 |
| POP M | 476 |
| POP TOT | 944 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 380 |
| BAPTISTS | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 497 |
| BRIT IRISH | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 28 |
| CAN BORN F | 462 |
| CAN BORN M | 464 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 408 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 58 |
| METHODISTS | 488 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS015033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015033— 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). "Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petite-rivi-re-ns015033-1921/.