Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Middle Musquodoboit was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.012°N, 63.119°W.
Population
In 1911, Middle Musquodoboit had a population of 959: 502 male and 457 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,031 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1901 | 945 |
| 1911 | 959 |
| 1921 | 793 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Middle Musquodoboit, 1921 (34.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Caribou Mines, 1921 (65.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Middle Musquodoboit shared boundaries with:
- Gays River
- Gays River
- Little River
- Meagher Grant
- Middle Stewiacke
- Musquodoboit Harbour
- NO DATA
- Upper Musquodoboit
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 959 total population, 502 males in the population, 457 females in the population, 314 single (never-married) males, 258 single (never-married) females, 188 families, 171 married males, 166 married females, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given. 945 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 493 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 258 persons of British origin (English), 146 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of German origin, 12 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 590 Presbyterians, 204 Methodists, 76 Baptists, 46 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Roman Catholics, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Adventists, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 188 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011021— 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). "Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/middle-musquodoboit-ns045020-1911/.