Cape John, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Cape John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.777°N, 63.055°W.
Population
In 1901, Cape John had a population of 918: 493 male and 425 female residents. Population density was 64.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,720 |
| 1881 | 1,828 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 918 |
| 1911 | 773 |
| 1921 | 670 |
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 Cape John, 1891 (46.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Cape John 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 | 201 |
| Number of females | 425 |
| Number of males | 493 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of single females | 241 |
| Number of single males | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| POP F | 425 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 918 |
| Total population | 918 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 199 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| HOUSES | 199 |
| MARRIED F | 150 |
| MARRIED M | 154 |
| SINGLE F | 241 |
| SINGLE M | 320 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016006_1871— 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 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 John, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-john-ns038006-1901/.