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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 589 total population, 314 females in the population, 275 males in the population, 156 single (never-married) females, 146 families, 143 single (never-married) males, 127 married females, 120 married males, 31 widowed females, 12 widowed males. 662 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 419 persons of British origin (English), 51 persons of German origin, 50 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 26 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 26 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 334 Baptists, 132 Methodists, 47 Adventists, 47 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Roman Catholics, 5 Lutherans, 5 Presbyterians, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 140 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004001_1921— 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/.