Lower Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lower Londonderry was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.453°N, 63.733°W.
Population
In 1911, Lower Londonderry had a population of 844: 450 male and 394 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,587 |
| 1881 | 1,571 |
| 1891 | 953 |
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 844 |
| 1921 | 936 |
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 Londonderry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 844 total population, 450 males in the population, 394 females in the population, 265 single (never-married) males, 221 single (never-married) females, 190 families, 149 married males, 138 married females, 31 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given. 910 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 560 persons of British origin (Irish), 166 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 110 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 550 Presbyterians, 255 Baptists, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Methodists, 7 Congregationalists, 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 187 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007010_1901— 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 Londonderry, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-londonderry-ns041010-1911/.