Doherty Creek, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Doherty Creek was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.753°N, 63.732°W.
Population
In 1911, Doherty Creek had a population of 540: 282 male and 258 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 540 |
| 1921 | 440 |
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, Doherty Creek shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 540 total population, 282 males in the population, 258 females in the population, 180 single (never-married) males, 135 single (never-married) females, 103 families, 99 married females, 95 married males, 24 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 451 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 210 persons of British origin (English), 168 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 64 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of French origin, 9 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 203 Methodists, 142 Presbyterians, 71 Baptists, 60 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 43 Anglicans (Church of England), 28 Roman Catholics, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 103 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008006— 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). "Doherty Creek, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/doherty-creek-ns042006-1911/.