Lower Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lower Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 64.365°W.
Population
In 1911, Lower Cove had a population of 341: 176 male and 165 female residents. Population density was 15.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 341 |
| 1921 | 395 |
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, Lower Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 367 |
| POP F | 165 |
| POP M | 176 |
| POP TOT | 341 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 51 |
| BAPTISTS | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 75 |
| BRIT IRISH | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 24 |
| DWELLINGS | 62 |
| F MARRIED | 47 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 104 |
| F WIDOWED | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FRENCH | 222 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 47 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 120 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 19 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 233 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008010— 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). "Lower Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-cove-ns042011-1911/.