Clyde River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Clyde River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 649. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5137003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.643°N, 65.536°W.
Population
In 1911, Clyde River had a population of 649: 327 male and 322 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1901 | 958 |
| 1911 | 649 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Clyde River, 1901 (83.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Clyde River & Cape Negro, 1921 (83.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Clyde River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 649 total population, 327 males in the population, 322 females in the population, 185 single (never-married) males, 164 families, 158 single (never-married) females, 136 married females, 134 married males, 28 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 958 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 436 persons of British origin (English), 149 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of German origin. 16 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 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 332 Methodists, 180 Presbyterians, 96 Baptists, 18 Roman Catholics, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 146 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5137003
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). "Clyde River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/clyde-river-ns052009-1911/.