Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Merigomish was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 532. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875716. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 62.436°W.
Population
In 1911, Merigomish had a population of 532: 261 male and 271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 898 |
| 1891 | 772 |
| 1901 | 693 |
| 1911 | 532 |
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, Merigomish shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 532 total population, 271 females in the population, 261 males in the population, 168 single (never-married) males, 155 single (never-married) females, 133 families, 87 married males, 85 married females, 31 widowed females, 6 widowed males. 693 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 485 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 399 Presbyterians, 113 Roman Catholics, 10 Methodists, 8 Baptists, 2 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 129 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS050021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875716
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merigomish,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Merigomish, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/merigomish-ns050021-1911/.