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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,984 |
| 1891 | 912 |
| 1901 | 846 |
| 1911 | 785 |
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 785 total population, 410 females in the population, 375 males in the population, 252 single (never-married) females, 222 single (never-married) males, 179 families, 132 married males, 125 married females, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 846 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 383 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 137 persons of French origin, 76 persons of British origin (English), 35 persons of British origin (Irish). 143 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). 7 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 684 Roman Catholics, 48 Anglicans (Church of England), 46 Methodists, 5 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 179 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038006_1891— 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/.