Canso, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Canso, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,617. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.334°N, 60.993°W.
Population
In 1911, Canso, T-V had a population of 1,617: 830 male and 787 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 1,617 |
| 1921 | 1,626 |
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 Canso, T-V, 1901 (6.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Canso, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,617 total population, 830 males in the population, 787 females in the population, 502 single (never-married) males, 449 single (never-married) females, 327 families, 295 married males, 288 married females, 50 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,367 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 651 persons of British origin (English), 573 persons of British origin (Irish), 222 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 69 persons of French origin, 45 persons of German origin, 15 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 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.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 829 Roman Catholics, 353 Methodists, 320 Baptists, 99 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Presbyterians, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 300 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2936541
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canso,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canseau_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Canso, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canso-t-v-ns044028-1911/.