Cape North, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Cape North was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 938. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5034975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.877°N, 60.505°W.
Population
In 1901, Cape North had a population of 938: 489 male and 449 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Cape North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 938 total population, 489 males, 449 females, 332 single males, 274 single females, 155 families, 148 married males, 147 married females, 28 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 151 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041006— 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 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 North, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cape-north-ns041006-1901/.