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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5089554. 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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 968 total population, 492 males in the population, 476 females in the population, 276 single (never-married) males, 242 single (never-married) females, 208 families, 198 married males, 194 married females, 38 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 917 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 835 persons of British origin (English), 67 persons of French origin, 30 persons of British origin (Irish), 25 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of German origin. 1 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 673 Baptists, 153 Methodists, 117 Roman Catholics, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Lutherans, 7 Presbyterians, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 207 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021006_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5089554
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chegoggin,_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). "Chegoggin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/chegoggin-ns053005-1911/.