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 density was 13.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 563 |
| POP F | 284 |
| POP M | 283 |
| POP TOT | 567 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 449 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 120 |
| BRIT IRISH | 24 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 132 |
| DUTCH | 252 |
| DWELLINGS | 101 |
| F MARRIED | 98 |
| F SINGLE | 170 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 105 |
| FRENCH | 35 |
| GERMAN | 2 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 98 |
| M SINGLE | 170 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 96 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 10 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
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/.