Clarence, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Clarence was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,464. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.919°N, 65.188°W.
Population
In 1911, Clarence had a population of 1,464: 725 male and 739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,659 |
| 1881 | 1,739 |
| 1891 | 903 |
| 1901 | 1,435 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
| 1921 | 501 |
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, Clarence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,464 total population, 739 females in the population, 725 males in the population, 415 single (never-married) males, 390 single (never-married) females, 313 families, 283 married males, 276 married females, 72 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,435 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 1,135 persons of British origin (English), 98 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 45 persons of Dutch origin, 37 persons of German origin, 34 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 93 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 900 Baptists, 316 Methodists, 133 Anglicans (Church of England), 48 Presbyterians, 29 Roman Catholics, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Lutherans, 1 Adventists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 313 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004005— 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). "Clarence, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clarence-ns037004-1911/.