Cambridge, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Cambridge was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.032°N, 64.661°W.
Population
In 1911, Cambridge had a population of 799: 397 male and 402 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 844 |
| 1911 | 799 |
| 1921 | 905 |
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 contained Berwick, 1901 (6.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Cambridge, 1901 (90.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cambridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 799 total population, 402 females in the population, 397 males in the population, 216 single (never-married) males, 213 single (never-married) females, 176 families, 153 married females, 153 married males, 31 widowed females, 15 males with marital status not given, 12 widowed males, 5 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 472 persons of British origin (English), 66 persons of British origin (Irish), 60 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of Dutch origin, 48 persons of German origin, 38 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of Scandinavian origin. 19 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 481 Baptists, 102 Anglicans (Church of England), 95 Presbyterians, 82 Methodists, 19 Roman Catholics, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Lutherans, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 176 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014002_1921— 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). "Cambridge, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cambridge-ns048002-1911/.