Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lower Onslow was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.448°N, 63.345°W.
Population
In 1911, Lower Onslow had a population of 941: 515 male and 426 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 883 |
| 1891 | 853 |
| 1901 | 933 |
| 1911 | 941 |
| 1921 | 916 |
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 Onslow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 941 total population, 515 males in the population, 426 females in the population, 336 single (never-married) males, 236 single (never-married) females, 186 families, 161 married females, 160 married males, 29 widowed females, 19 widowed males. 933 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 395 persons of British origin (English), 272 persons of British origin (Irish), 255 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of German origin, 2 persons of French origin. 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 476 Presbyterians, 211 Baptists, 181 Methodists, 66 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 177 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007011— 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 Onslow, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lower-onslow-ns041011-1911/.