St. Bernard, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
St. Bernard was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,368. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7587291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.379°N, 65.938°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Bernard had a population of 1,368: 685 male and 683 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,125 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
| 1901 | 1,296 |
| 1911 | 1,253 |
| 1921 | 1,368 |
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, St. Bernard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,368 total population, 685 males in the population, 683 females in the population, 677 males born in Canada, 672 females born in Canada, 11 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 1 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,194 persons of French origin, 111 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 12 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). 6 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,263 Roman Catholics, 68 Baptists, 20 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Methodists, 3 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS009018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7587291
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard,_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). "St. Bernard, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-bernard-ns009018-1921/.