Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Five Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 615. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1421569. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 64.034°W.
Population
In 1911, Five Islands had a population of 615: 310 male and 305 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 769 |
| 1891 | 763 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 615 |
| 1921 | 524 |
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, Five Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 615 total population, 310 males in the population, 305 females in the population, 193 single (never-married) males, 173 single (never-married) females, 125 families, 109 married females, 107 married males, 23 widowed females, 10 widowed males. 762 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 217 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 188 persons of British origin (Irish), 179 persons of British origin (English), 25 persons of German origin, 3 persons of French origin. 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 286 Presbyterians, 192 Methodists, 132 Baptists, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 125 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1421569
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Islands,_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). "Five Islands, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/five-islands-ns041007-1911/.