Carleton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Carleton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 826. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.036°N, 65.920°W.
Population
In 1911, Carleton had a population of 826: 401 male and 425 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 778 |
| 1881 | 724 |
| 1891 | 749 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1911 | 826 |
| 1921 | 754 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 826 total population, 425 females in the population, 401 males in the population, 236 single (never-married) females, 231 single (never-married) males, 182 families, 163 married females, 161 married males, 26 widowed females, 9 widowed males. 629 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 800 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of French origin, 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 692 Baptists, 85 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 20 Presbyterians, 9 Jews, 9 Roman Catholics, 6 Methodists, 5 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 182 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay C. Gardner | 1875–1938 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021005— 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). "Carleton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/carleton-ns053004-1911/.