Mulgrave, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Mulgrave was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.594°N, 61.441°W.
Population
In 1911, Mulgrave had a population of 945: 478 male and 467 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 810 |
| 1911 | 945 |
| 1921 | 1,012 |
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, Mulgrave shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 945 total population, 478 males in the population, 467 females in the population, 303 single (never-married) males, 271 single (never-married) females, 194 families, 164 married males, 161 married females, 34 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 810 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 362 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 292 persons of British origin (Irish), 153 persons of British origin (English), 66 persons of French origin, 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 36 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. 1 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 564 Roman Catholics, 173 Anglicans (Church of England), 111 Presbyterians, 93 Methodists, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 191 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010023_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). "Mulgrave, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/mulgrave-ns044020-1911/.