Caribou River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Caribou River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 336. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5039519. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.751°N, 62.861°W.
Population
In 1911, Caribou River had a population of 336: 187 male and 149 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 236 |
| 1911 | 336 |
| 1921 | 214 |
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, Caribou River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 336 total population, 187 males in the population, 149 females in the population, 142 single (never-married) males, 103 single (never-married) females, 60 families, 33 married females, 32 married males, 13 widowed females, 13 widowed males. 236 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 204 persons of British origin (English), 81 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 244 Presbyterians, 38 Anglicans (Church of England), 34 Roman Catholics, 20 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 59 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016008_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5039519
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribou_River,_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). "Caribou River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caribou-river-ns050008-1911/.