Heatherton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Heatherton was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.583°N, 61.750°W.
Population
In 1911, Heatherton had a population of 785: 375 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 20.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,984 |
| 1891 | 912 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 785 |
| 1921 | 639 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Réserves Indiennes, 1921 (2.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Heatherton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 846 |
| POP F | 410 |
| POP M | 375 |
| POP TOT | 785 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 48 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 76 |
| BRIT IRISH | 35 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 383 |
| DWELLINGS | 179 |
| F MARRIED | 125 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 252 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FRENCH | 137 |
| INDIAN | 143 |
| M MARRIED | 132 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 222 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 46 |
| NEGRO | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 684 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005005— 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). "Heatherton, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/heatherton-ns038006-1911/.