Hillsboro, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Hillsboro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 759. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.052°N, 61.300°W.
Population
In 1911, Hillsboro had a population of 759: 375 male and 384 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 997 |
| 1901 | 859 |
| 1911 | 759 |
| 1921 | 770 |
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, Hillsboro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 859 |
| POP F | 384 |
| POP M | 375 |
| POP TOT | 759 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 38 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 106 |
| BRIT IRISH | 37 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 611 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 136 |
| F MARRIED | 102 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 253 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 136 |
| M MARRIED | 101 |
| M SINGLE | 268 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 307 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 409 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013005_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). "Hillsboro, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsboro-ns047005-1911/.