Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Eastern Passage was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5330374. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.617°N, 63.477°W.
Population
In 1911, Eastern Passage had a population of 950: 493 male and 457 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 818 |
| 1881 | 892 |
| 1901 | 1,020 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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, Eastern Passage 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 950 total population, 493 males in the population, 457 females in the population, 301 single (never-married) males, 263 single (never-married) females, 196 families, 166 married males, 160 married females, 34 widowed females, 26 widowed males. 1,020 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 412 persons of British origin (English), 273 persons of German origin, 126 persons of French origin, 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 562 Anglicans (Church of England), 303 Roman Catholics, 55 Presbyterians, 15 Methodists, 7 Baptists, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 196 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5330374
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Passage
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). "Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eastern-passage-ns045006-1911/.