Glace Bay, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Glace Bay, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3108251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.191°N, 59.972°W.
Population
In 1911, Glace Bay, T-V had a population of 1,006: 484 male and 522 female residents. Population density was 1709.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,459 |
| 1901 | 6,945 |
| 1911 | 1,006 |
| 1921 | 17,007 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Glace Bay, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,220 area in acres, 1,709.18 population per square mile, 1,006 total population, 522 females in the population, 484 males in the population, 301 single (never-married) females, 287 single (never-married) males, 225 families, 175 married females, 175 married males, 46 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 9.69 area in square miles. 6,945 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 225 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Bryson McLachlan | 1869–1937 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006030— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3108251
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glace_Bay
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glace_Bay
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Glace Bay, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/glace-bay-t-v-ns040023-1911/.