Big Pond, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Big Pond was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 371. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4906139. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.860°N, 60.573°W.
Population
In 1911, Big Pond had a population of 371: 190 male and 181 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 743 |
| 1881 | 702 |
| 1891 | 476 |
| 1901 | 419 |
| 1911 | 371 |
| 1921 | 238 |
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 Pond shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 371 total population, 190 males in the population, 181 females in the population, 126 single (never-married) males, 112 single (never-married) females, 69 families, 59 married males, 57 married females, 12 widowed females, 5 widowed males. 419 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 364 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 367 Roman Catholics, 4 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 69 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4906139
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pond,_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 Pond, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/big-pond-ns040003-1911/.