Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Carleton Corner was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 789. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5041209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.817°N, 65.283°W.
Population
In 1911, Carleton Corner had a population of 789: 394 male and 395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 700 |
| 1881 | 862 |
| 1891 | 846 |
| 1901 | 897 |
| 1911 | 789 |
| 1921 | 713 |
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, Carleton Corner shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 789 total population, 395 females in the population, 394 males in the population, 218 single (never-married) males, 214 single (never-married) females, 164 families, 144 married males, 143 married females, 30 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 10 males with marital status not given, 7 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females. 897 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 706 persons of British origin (English), 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 24 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of German origin. 13 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 402 Baptists, 164 Anglicans (Church of England), 139 Methodists, 43 Presbyterians, 22 Salvation Army adherents, 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Roman Catholics, 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 163 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5041209
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carleton_Corner
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). "Carleton Corner, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/carleton-corner-ns037003-1911/.