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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,254 |
| 1881 | 1,348 |
| 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 801 total population, 423 females in the population, 378 males in the population, 275 single (never-married) females, 257 single (never-married) males, 160 families, 103 married females, 100 married males, 44 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 946 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 736 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 724 Roman Catholics, 77 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 160 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.