Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Upper Musquodoboit was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.132°N, 62.938°W.
Population
In 1911, Upper Musquodoboit had a population of 1,163: 614 male and 549 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,078 |
| 1881 | 1,143 |
| 1891 | 1,193 |
| 1901 | 1,219 |
| 1911 | 1,163 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Upper Musquodoboit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,163 total population, 614 males in the population, 549 females in the population, 412 single (never-married) males, 343 single (never-married) females, 211 families, 179 married males, 177 married females, 29 widowed females, 23 widowed males. 1,219 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 582 persons of British origin (English), 349 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 152 persons of British origin (Irish), 63 persons of German origin. 11 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 987 Presbyterians, 109 Methodists, 25 Roman Catholics, 17 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Baptists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 210 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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Noel Cope | 1847–1918 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045038— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011023— 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). "Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-musquodoboit-ns045038-1911/.