Big Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Big Baddeck was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.202°N, 60.799°W.
Population
In 1911, Big Baddeck had a population of 429: 209 male and 220 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 689 |
| 1901 | 532 |
| 1911 | 429 |
| 1921 | 311 |
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, Big Baddeck shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 429 total population, 220 females in the population, 209 males in the population, 145 single (never-married) males, 137 single (never-married) females, 109 families, 51 married males, 50 married females, 23 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 10 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 532 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 361 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 59 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 368 Presbyterians, 30 Methodists, 16 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Roman Catholics, 5 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 109 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020004— 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). "Big Baddeck, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-baddeck-ns039004-1911/.