Bear River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Bear River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 589. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.592°N, 65.601°W.
Population
In 1911, Bear River had a population of 589: 275 male and 314 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 694 |
| 1901 | 662 |
| 1911 | 589 |
| 1921 | 615 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bear River, 1921 (93.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bear River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 662 |
| POP F | 314 |
| POP M | 275 |
| POP TOT | 589 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 47 |
| ANGLICANS | 47 |
| BAPTISTS | 334 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 419 |
| BRIT IRISH | 26 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 50 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 140 |
| F MARRIED | 127 |
| F SINGLE | 156 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 146 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| GERMAN | 51 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 120 |
| M SINGLE | 143 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 132 |
| NEGRO | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004001— 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). "Bear River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bear-river-ns037001-1911/.