Cape George, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Cape George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034835. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.837°N, 61.969°W.
Population
In 1911, Cape George had a population of 801: 378 male and 423 female residents. Population density was 21.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Cape George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 946 |
| POP F | 423 |
| POP M | 378 |
| POP TOT | 801 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 15 |
| BRIT IRISH | 45 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 736 |
| DWELLINGS | 160 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 103 |
| F SINGLE | 275 |
| F WIDOWED | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 160 |
| FRENCH | 5 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 100 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 257 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 77 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 724 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038003— 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 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). "Cape George, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-george-ns038003-1911/.