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 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 density was 19.8 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 236 |
| POP F | 149 |
| POP M | 187 |
| POP TOT | 336 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 38 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 204 |
| BRIT IRISH | 37 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 81 |
| DWELLINGS | 59 |
| F MARRIED | 33 |
| F SINGLE | 103 |
| F WIDOWED | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 32 |
| M SINGLE | 142 |
| M WIDOWED | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 20 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 244 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 34 |
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: 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). "Caribou River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/caribou-river-ns050008-1911/.