Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Hillsburg was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,080. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.556°N, 65.650°W.
Population
In 1911, Hillsburg had a population of 1,080: 525 male and 555 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,294 |
| 1901 | 1,162 |
| 1911 | 1,080 |
| 1921 | 878 |
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 Hillsburg, 1921 (87.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Indian Reserves, 1921 (13.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Hillsburg 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 1,080 total population, 555 females in the population, 525 males in the population, 315 single (never-married) females, 298 single (never-married) males, 233 families, 202 married males, 198 married females, 42 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 1,162 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 963 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 94 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). 9 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 588 Baptists, 260 Methodists, 134 Roman Catholics, 37 Adventists, 36 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 Presbyterians, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 233 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009009— 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). "Hillsburg, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillsburg-ns043008-1911/.