Larry River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Larry River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3218021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.250°N, 61.424°W.
Population
In 1911, Larry River had a population of 600: 335 male and 265 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 738 |
| 1891 | 901 |
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 600 |
| 1921 | 624 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Larry River, 1901 (67.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Larry River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 600 total population, 335 males in the population, 265 females in the population, 212 single (never-married) males, 144 single (never-married) females, 136 families, 108 married males, 107 married females, 15 widowed males, 14 widowed females. 910 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 497 persons of French origin, 97 persons of British origin (English), 6 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 504 Roman Catholics, 46 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 Methodists, 18 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 119 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3218021
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrys_River,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%27s_River
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). "Larry River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/larry-river-ns044015-1911/.