Cape Negro, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Cape Negro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 368. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.521°N, 65.410°W.
Population
In 1911, Cape Negro had a population of 368: 181 male and 187 female residents.
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 Clyde River, 1901 (16.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Clyde River & Cape Negro, 1921 (16.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Cape Negro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 368 total population, 187 females in the population, 181 males in the population, 97 single (never-married) males, 85 married females, 85 single (never-married) females, 80 married males, 78 families, 17 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 364 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 328 Methodists, 31 Baptists, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Presbyterians, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 78 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052005— 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 Negro, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-negro-ns052005-1911/.