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 density was 11.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 915 |
| POP F | 374 |
| POP M | 376 |
| POP TOT | 750 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 120 |
| BAPTISTS | 231 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 460 |
| BRIT IRISH | 137 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 119 |
| DUTCH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 135 |
| F MARRIED | 127 |
| F SINGLE | 238 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| INDIAN | 21 |
| M MARRIED | 123 |
| M SINGLE | 237 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 234 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 84 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 61 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 12 |
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/.