Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Tracadie was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 321. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3536141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.572°N, 61.565°W.
Population
In 1921, Tracadie had a population of 321: 174 male and 147 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 556 |
| 1891 | 440 |
| 1901 | 369 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 321 |
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, Tracadie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 321 total population, 174 males in the population, 168 males born in Canada, 147 females in the population, 142 females born in Canada, 4 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 105 persons of French origin, 81 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of Italian origin. 117 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 203 Roman Catholics, 118 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS010030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010030_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3536141
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracadie,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracadie_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Tracadie, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tracadie-ns010030-1921/.