Cape George, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Cape George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.837°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1901, Cape George had a population of 946: 480 male and 466 female residents. Population density was 25.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 801 |
| 1921 | 698 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cape George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 466 |
| Number of males | 480 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of single females | 298 |
| Number of single males | 332 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP F | 466 |
| POP M | 480 |
| POP TOT | 946 |
| Total population | 946 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 180 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 180 |
| HOUSES | 180 |
| MARRIED F | 122 |
| MARRIED M | 124 |
| SINGLE F | 298 |
| SINGLE M | 332 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS027004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034835
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Cape George, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-george-ns027004-1901/.