Liscomb, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Liscomb was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 567. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.051°N, 62.032°W.
Population
In 1911, Liscomb had a population of 567: 283 male and 284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 405 |
| 1901 | 563 |
| 1911 | 567 |
| 1921 | 469 |
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, Liscomb 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 567 total population, 284 females in the population, 283 males in the population, 170 single (never-married) females, 170 single (never-married) males, 105 families, 98 married females, 98 married males, 16 widowed females, 15 widowed males. 563 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 252 persons of Dutch origin, 132 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 120 persons of British origin (English), 35 persons of French origin, 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 449 Anglicans (Church of England), 96 Methodists, 10 Baptists, 10 Presbyterians, 2 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 101 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010018_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). "Liscomb, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/liscomb-ns044016-1911/.