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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 91 total population, 50 females in the population, 41 males in the population, 31 single (never-married) females, 29 single (never-married) males, 19 families, 11 married females, 10 married males, 8 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 86 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 72 Presbyterians, 19 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 19 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016004_1911— 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/.