Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Broad Cove Marsh was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.295°N, 61.210°W.
Population
In 1911, Broad Cove Marsh had a population of 959: 469 male and 490 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,075 |
| 1891 | 1,085 |
| 1901 | 988 |
| 1911 | 959 |
| 1921 | 871 |
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, Broad Cove Marsh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 959 total population, 490 females in the population, 469 males in the population, 345 single (never-married) females, 342 single (never-married) males, 155 families, 112 married males, 107 married females, 37 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 988 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 940 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 958 Roman Catholics, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 155 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013001_1881— 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). "Broad Cove Marsh, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/broad-cove-marsh-ns047001-1911/.