Goldborough, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Goldborough was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.191°N, 61.613°W.
Population
In 1911, Goldborough had a population of 874: 459 male and 415 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 275 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Isaac Harbour, 1901 (40.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Goldborough, 1921 (64.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Seal Harbour, 1921 (36.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Goldborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 874 total population, 459 males in the population, 415 females in the population, 295 single (never-married) males, 244 single (never-married) females, 172 families, 153 married females, 149 married males, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 424 persons of British origin (English), 212 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of British origin (Irish), 101 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 11 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 697 Baptists, 77 Presbyterians, 50 Anglicans (Church of England), 26 Methodists, 24 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 165 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010008_1921— 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). "Goldborough, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/goldborough-ns044008-1911/.