Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Guysborough was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,218. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3122367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.355°N, 61.556°W.
Population
In 1911, Guysborough had a population of 1,218: 598 male and 620 female residents. Population density was 17.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,703 |
| 1891 | 1,546 |
| 1901 | 1,411 |
| 1911 | 1,218 |
| 1921 | 1,097 |
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, Guysborough shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,411 |
| POP F | 620 |
| POP M | 598 |
| POP TOT | 1,218 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 131 |
| BAPTISTS | 253 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 487 |
| BRIT IRISH | 271 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 176 |
| DWELLINGS | 269 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 216 |
| F SINGLE | 345 |
| F WIDOWED | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 276 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| GERMAN | 37 |
| INDIAN | 40 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 225 |
| M SINGLE | 352 |
| M WIDOWED | 21 |
| METHODISTS | 468 |
| NEGRO | 179 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 20 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 343 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010010_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3122367
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipality_of_the_District_of_Guysborough
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guysborough
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). "Guysborough, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/guysborough-ns044009-1911/.