Cape John, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Cape John was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 773. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.777°N, 63.055°W.
Population
In 1911, Cape John had a population of 773: 400 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 54.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cape John shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 918 |
| POP F | 373 |
| POP M | 400 |
| POP TOT | 773 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 179 |
| BAPTISTS | 66 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 151 |
| BRIT IRISH | 97 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 383 |
| DISCIPLES | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 162 |
| F MARRIED | 121 |
| F SINGLE | 217 |
| F WIDOWED | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FRENCH | 107 |
| GERMAN | 22 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 141 |
| M SINGLE | 240 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 71 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 428 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 15 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 12 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050006— 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 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 John, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-john-ns050006-1911/.