Big Island, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Big Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 91. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4905878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.664°N, 62.418°W.
Population
In 1911, Big Island had a population of 91: 41 male and 50 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 91 |
| 1921 | 80 |
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 was contained in Bailey Brook, 1901 (8.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Big Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 50 |
| POP M | 41 |
| POP TOT | 91 |
Other recorded variables (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 86 |
| DWELLINGS | 19 |
| F MARRIED | 11 |
| F SINGLE | 31 |
| F WIDOWED | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 19 |
| M MARRIED | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 29 |
| M WIDOWED | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 72 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4905878
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Island,_Nova_Scotia
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 Island, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-island-ns050004-1911/.