Réserves Indiennes, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Réserves Indiennes was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.598°N, 61.754°W.
Population
In 1921, Réserves Indiennes had a population of 214: 113 male and 101 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Heatherton, 1911 (2.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Réserves Indiennes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 8 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 214 total population, 113 males born in Canada, 113 males in the population, 101 females born in Canada, 101 females in the population. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1 persons of French origin. 213 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 214 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS005018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005018— 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). "Réserves Indiennes, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/r-serves-indiennes-ns005018-1921/.