Diligent River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Diligent River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 750. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.473°N, 64.533°W.
Population
In 1911, Diligent River had a population of 750: 376 male and 374 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 750 |
| 1921 | 625 |
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, Diligent River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 750 total population, 376 males in the population, 374 females in the population, 238 single (never-married) females, 237 single (never-married) males, 137 families, 127 married females, 123 married males, 16 widowed males, 9 widowed females. 915 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 460 persons of British origin (English), 137 persons of British origin (Irish), 119 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 8 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin. 21 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 234 Methodists, 231 Baptists, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 84 Presbyterians, 61 Roman Catholics, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 135 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008005— 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). "Diligent River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/diligent-river-ns042005-1911/.