Digby, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Digby was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,247. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1224586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.657°N, 65.776°W.
Population
In 1911, Digby had a population of 1,247: 555 male and 692 female residents. Population density was 623.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,951 |
| 1881 | 1,879 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,150 |
| 1911 | 1,247 |
| 1921 | 1,230 |
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, Digby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,280 area in acres, 1,247 total population, 692 females in the population, 623.50 population per square mile, 555 males in the population, 411 single (never-married) females, 303 single (never-married) males, 287 families, 232 married males, 214 married females, 66 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 area in square miles, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 1,150 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 1,060 persons of British origin (English), 54 persons of British origin (Irish), 46 persons of French origin, 45 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 416 Baptists, 354 Anglicans (Church of England), 274 Methodists, 116 Roman Catholics, 27 Salvation Army adherents, 21 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 21 Presbyterians, 9 Jews, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 278 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1224586
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Digby, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/digby-ns043024-1911/.