Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Bay St. Lawrence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 421. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4874104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.031°N, 60.417°W.
Population
In 1911, Bay St. Lawrence had a population of 421: 216 male and 205 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 419 |
| 1881 | 515 |
| 1891 | 618 |
| 1901 | 479 |
| 1911 | 421 |
| 1921 | 373 |
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, Bay St. Lawrence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 421 total population, 216 males in the population, 205 females in the population, 149 single (never-married) males, 129 single (never-married) females, 73 families, 63 married females, 63 married males, 13 widowed females, 4 widowed males. 479 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 268 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 83 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 303 Roman Catholics, 118 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 73 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4874104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St._Lawrence,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_St_Lawrence
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). "Bay St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bay-st-lawrence-ns039003-1911/.