South Forks, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
South Forks was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 17,723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.064°N, 60.226°W.
Population
In 1911, South Forks had a population of 17,723: 509 male and 474 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,230 |
| 1901 | 825 |
| 1911 | 17,723 |
| 1921 | 1,397 |
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, South Forks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,723 total population, 509 males in the population, 474 females in the population, 355 single (never-married) males, 297 single (never-married) females, 171 families, 145 married males, 132 married females, 45 widowed females, 9 widowed males. 825 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 6,891 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4,868 persons of British origin (English), 2,608 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,000 persons of French origin, 605 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 341 persons of Italian origin, 294 persons of Polish origin, 153 persons of German origin, 143 persons of Russian origin, 97 persons of Scandinavian origin, 63 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Greek origin, 13 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. 172 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. 162 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 95 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 8,204 Roman Catholics, 4,608 Presbyterians, 2,401 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,381 Methodists, 805 Baptists, 170 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 162 Jews, 65 Salvation Army adherents, 38 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 22 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 21 Lutherans, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Friends (Quakers), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 171 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006026— 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 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). "South Forks, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/south-forks-ns040018-1911/.