Goshen, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Goshen was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.352°N, 62.015°W.
Population
In 1911, Goshen had a population of 337: 194 male and 143 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 467 |
| 1891 | 421 |
| 1901 | 390 |
| 1911 | 337 |
| 1921 | 292 |
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, Goshen shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 390 |
| POP F | 143 |
| POP M | 194 |
| POP TOT | 337 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 80 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 40 |
| BRIT IRISH | 41 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 247 |
| DUTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 90 |
| F MARRIED | 55 |
| F SINGLE | 72 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 90 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 59 |
| M SINGLE | 121 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 210 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 33 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010007_1881— 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). "Goshen, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/goshen-ns044007-1911/.