Spry Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Spry Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 575. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7581456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.850°N, 62.625°W.
Population
In 1921, Spry Bay had a population of 575: 305 male and 270 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 893 |
| 1911 | 735 |
| 1921 | 575 |
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, Spry Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 575 total population, 305 males in the population, 301 males born in Canada, 270 females in the population, 264 females born in Canada, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 246 persons of British origin (English), 96 persons of German origin, 86 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 75 persons of British origin (Irish), 68 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 433 Anglicans (Church of England), 89 Presbyterians, 32 Roman Catholics, 7 Baptists, 6 Methodists, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS011038— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011038— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7581456
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spry_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). "Spry Bay, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/spry-bay-ns011038-1921/.