Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Chegoggin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.888°N, 66.132°W.
Population
In 1911, Chegoggin had a population of 968: 492 male and 476 female residents. Population density was 38.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,006 |
| 1901 | 917 |
| 1911 | 968 |
| 1921 | 942 |
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, Chegoggin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 917 |
| POP F | 476 |
| POP M | 492 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 673 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 835 |
| BRIT IRISH | 30 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 25 |
| DWELLINGS | 207 |
| F MARRIED | 194 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 242 |
| F WIDOWED | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 208 |
| FRENCH | 67 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 198 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 276 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 153 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 117 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021006_1891— 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). "Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chegoggin-ns053005-1911/.