Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Little Bras d'Or was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,175. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.259°N, 60.298°W.
Population
In 1911, Little Bras d'Or had a population of 2,175: 1,159 male and 1,016 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 812 |
| 1901 | 790 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 3,133 |
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, Little Bras d'Or shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,175 total population, 1,159 males in the population, 1,016 females in the population, 745 single (never-married) males, 607 single (never-married) females, 424 families, 390 married males, 365 married females, 41 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 3 legally separated females, 3 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 790 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 708 persons of British origin (English), 613 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 242 persons of British origin (Irish), 17 persons of Scandinavian origin, 16 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,175 Roman Catholics, 588 Presbyterians, 221 Anglicans (Church of England), 92 Baptists, 89 Methodists, 44 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 421 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS039016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006007_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). "Little Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/little-bras-d-or-ns039016-1911/.