Canning, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Canning was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.206°N, 64.421°W.
Population
In 1911, Canning had a population of 1,413: 729 male and 684 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,898 |
| 1881 | 3,260 |
| 1891 | 2,989 |
| 1901 | 639 |
| 1911 | 1,413 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
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 Canning, 1901 (20.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sheffield Mills, 1901 (47.4% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Kingsport, 1901 (32.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Canning shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,413 total population, 729 males in the population, 684 females in the population, 456 single (never-married) males, 377 single (never-married) females, 309 families, 248 married females, 243 married males, 59 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,316 persons of British origin (English), 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 28 persons of German origin, 13 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (other). 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 817 Baptists, 312 Methodists, 74 Presbyterians, 66 Roman Catholics, 57 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Congregationalists, 10 Adventists, 9 Lutherans, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Salvation Army adherents, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 Jews, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 297 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Frederick William Borden | 1847–1917 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014004_1911— 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). "Canning, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canning-ns048004-1911/.