Cape North, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Cape North was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.877°N, 60.505°W.
Population
In 1911, Cape North had a population of 946: 491 male and 455 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 783 |
| 1881 | 1,215 |
| 1891 | 1,051 |
| 1901 | 938 |
| 1911 | 946 |
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 North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 946 total population, 491 males in the population, 455 females in the population, 342 single (never-married) males, 293 single (never-married) females, 153 families, 132 married males, 131 married females, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males. 938 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 554 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 169 persons of British origin (English), 140 persons of British origin (Irish), 67 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 406 Presbyterians, 378 Roman Catholics, 142 Methodists, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Baptists, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 152 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS039008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5034975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_North,_Nova_Scotia
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 North, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-north-ns039008-1911/.