Ingonish, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Ingonish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 966. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.671°N, 60.401°W.
Population
In 1911, Ingonish had a population of 966: 520 male and 446 female residents. Population density was 50.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 800 |
| 1881 | 1,088 |
| 1891 | 1,266 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 966 |
| 1921 | 1,039 |
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, Ingonish 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 | 954 |
| POP F | 446 |
| POP M | 520 |
| POP TOT | 966 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 118 |
| BAPTISTS | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 630 |
| BRIT IRISH | 227 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 107 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 172 |
| F MARRIED | 159 |
| F SINGLE | 271 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 162 |
| M SINGLE | 342 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 124 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 85 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 571 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS020009_1871— 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). "Ingonish, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/ingonish-ns039014-1911/.