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 density was 11.2 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 451 |
| POP F | 258 |
| POP M | 282 |
| POP TOT | 540 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 43 |
| BAPTISTS | 71 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 210 |
| BRIT IRISH | 64 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 168 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 14 |
| DWELLINGS | 103 |
| F MARRIED | 99 |
| F SINGLE | 135 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 103 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 95 |
| M SINGLE | 180 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 203 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 142 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 28 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 60 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 13 |
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/.