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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 341 total population, 176 males in the population, 165 females in the population, 120 single (never-married) males, 104 single (never-married) females, 63 families, 47 married females, 47 married males, 13 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 367 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 222 persons of French origin, 75 persons of British origin (English), 24 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 233 Roman Catholics, 51 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 Presbyterians, 17 Baptists, 16 Methodists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 62 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.