Islands, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 545. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.753°N, 65.916°W.
Population
In 1911, Islands had a population of 545: 269 male and 276 female residents. Population density was 62.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 474 |
| 1901 | 504 |
| 1911 | 545 |
| 1921 | 438 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 504 |
| POP F | 276 |
| POP M | 269 |
| POP TOT | 545 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| DWELLINGS | 86 |
| F MARRIED | 93 |
| F SINGLE | 165 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 101 |
| FRENCH | 545 |
| M MARRIED | 91 |
| M SINGLE | 170 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 545 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021009_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). "Islands, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/islands-ns053009-1911/.