Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Shoal Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.805°N, 62.741°W.
Population
In 1921, Shoal Bay had a population of 844: 459 male and 385 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,092 |
| 1911 | 1,007 |
| 1921 | 844 |
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, Shoal Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 844 total population, 459 males in the population, 455 males born in Canada, 385 females in the population, 379 females born in Canada, 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire, 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 733 persons of British origin (English), 84 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 515 Anglicans (Church of England), 295 Roman Catholics, 33 Presbyterians, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011036— 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). "Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shoal-bay-ns011036-1921/.