Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Bedford Basin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,008. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q813856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 63.687°W.
Population
In 1911, Bedford Basin had a population of 1,008: 435 male and 573 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,008 |
| 1921 | 1,487 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bedford, 1901 (4.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bedford Basin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,008 total population, 573 females in the population, 435 males in the population, 371 single (never-married) females, 265 single (never-married) males, 198 families, 163 married females, 163 married males, 39 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 1,085 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 405 persons of British origin (English), 237 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 181 persons of British origin (Irish), 90 persons of French origin, 68 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin. 4 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). 3 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 366 Anglicans (Church of England), 268 Roman Catholics, 223 Presbyterians, 77 Baptists, 52 Methodists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Salvation Army adherents, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 198 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Russell | 1849–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q813856
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/bedford-basin-ns045001-1911/.