Ferguson Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Ferguson Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 209. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.599°N, 63.585°W.
Population
In 1911, Ferguson Cove had a population of 209: 110 male and 99 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 204 |
| 1911 | 209 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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, Ferguson Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 209 total population, 110 males in the population, 99 females in the population, 76 single (never-married) males, 66 single (never-married) females, 40 families, 32 married males, 30 married females, 3 widowed females, 2 widowed males. 204 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 84 persons of British origin (Irish), 66 persons of British origin (English), 33 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 107 Roman Catholics, 87 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Presbyterians, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 40 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011008— 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). "Ferguson Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ferguson-cove-ns045008-1911/.