Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Cole Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,468. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2982406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.652°N, 63.484°W.
Population
In 1911, Cole Harbour had a population of 1,468: 743 male and 725 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,377 |
| 1911 | 1,468 |
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, Cole Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,468 total population, 743 males in the population, 725 females in the population, 480 single (never-married) males, 431 single (never-married) females, 256 married females, 242 married males, 189 families, 38 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given. 1,377 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 463 persons of British origin (English), 372 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 243 persons of German origin, 232 persons of British origin (Irish), 75 persons of French origin, 34 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 15 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. 2 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 507 Anglicans (Church of England), 413 Roman Catholics, 239 Presbyterians, 170 Methodists, 111 Baptists, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Lutherans, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 181 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2982406
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Harbour
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). "Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/cole-harbour-ns045004-1911/.