Scotsman Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Scotsman Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 447. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7435452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.285°N, 64.408°W.
Population
In 1921, Scotsman Bay had a population of 447: 236 male and 211 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 544 |
| 1911 | 466 |
| 1921 | 447 |
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, Scotsman Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 447 total population, 236 males in the population, 234 males born in Canada, 211 females in the population, 208 females born in Canada, 2 females born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 422 persons of British origin (English), 15 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 185 Baptists, 115 Methodists, 112 Adventists, 17 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Presbyterians, 4 Roman Catholics, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS014012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7435452
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_Bay,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Scotsman Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotsman-bay-ns014012-1921/.