Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Pleasant Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 270. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3392170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.788°N, 60.837°W.
Population
In 1921, Pleasant Bay had a population of 270: 147 male and 123 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 235 |
| 1901 | 304 |
| 1911 | 284 |
| 1921 | 270 |
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, Pleasant Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 270 total population, 147 males in the population, 145 males born in Canada, 123 females in the population, 122 females born in Canada, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 232 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 218 Presbyterians, 51 Roman Catholics, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3392170
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Bay,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Bay
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). "Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pleasant-bay-ns013013-1921/.