Eagle Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Eagle Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 644. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5325107. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.078°N, 64.613°W.
Population
In 1911, Eagle Head had a population of 644: 339 male and 305 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 644 |
| 1921 | 564 |
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, Eagle Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 644 total population, 339 males in the population, 305 females in the population, 183 single (never-married) males, 152 families, 148 married males, 145 married females, 143 single (never-married) females, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 667 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 643 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 439 Anglicans (Church of England), 190 Congregationalists, 10 Baptists, 2 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 152 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS017004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5325107
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Head,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Eagle Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eagle-head-ns052010-1911/.