Linden, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Linden was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 861. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.855°N, 63.837°W.
Population
In 1911, Linden had a population of 861: 463 male and 398 female residents. Population density was 14.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 861 |
| 1921 | 751 |
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, Linden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 994 |
| POP F | 398 |
| POP M | 463 |
| POP TOT | 861 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 11 |
| BAPTISTS | 295 |
| BRETHREN | 26 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 589 |
| BRIT IRISH | 133 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 126 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 160 |
| F MARRIED | 140 |
| F SINGLE | 235 |
| F WIDOWED | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 166 |
| FRENCH | 9 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 146 |
| M SINGLE | 298 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 85 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 402 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 18 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008009— 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). "Linden, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/linden-ns042010-1911/.