Eel Brook, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Eel Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.833°N, 65.827°W.
Population
In 1911, Eel Brook had a population of 723: 365 male and 358 female residents. Population density was 23.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 499 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 723 |
| 1921 | 573 |
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, Eel Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 770 |
| POP F | 358 |
| POP M | 365 |
| POP TOT | 723 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT IRISH | 5 |
| DWELLINGS | 122 |
| F MARRIED | 112 |
| F SINGLE | 221 |
| F WIDOWED | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FRENCH | 718 |
| M MARRIED | 113 |
| M SINGLE | 238 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 723 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021007_1891— 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). "Eel Brook, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/eel-brook-ns053006-1911/.