Lewis Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lewis Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 630. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.751°N, 65.046°W.
Population
In 1911, Lewis Head had a population of 630: 322 male and 308 female residents.
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 Sable River, 1901 (30.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sable River & Lewis Head, 1921 (30.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Lewis Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 630 total population, 322 males in the population, 308 females in the population, 191 single (never-married) males, 176 single (never-married) females, 132 families, 116 married females, 116 married males, 16 widowed females, 15 widowed males. 606 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 294 persons of British origin (English), 141 persons of German origin, 110 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 41 persons of British origin (Irish), 34 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of French origin. 1 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 331 Methodists, 293 Baptists, 3 Presbyterians, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 132 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052017— 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). "Lewis Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lewis-head-ns052017-1911/.