Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Musquodoboit Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 889. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q14875732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.816°N, 63.176°W.
Population
In 1911, Musquodoboit Harbour had a population of 889: 478 male and 411 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 908 |
| 1911 | 889 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Musquodoboit Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 889 total population, 478 males in the population, 411 females in the population, 294 single (never-married) males, 217 single (never-married) females, 186 families, 170 married males, 169 married females, 24 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 908 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 382 persons of German origin, 199 persons of British origin (English), 123 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 106 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 278 Anglicans (Church of England), 249 Methodists, 210 Presbyterians, 109 Roman Catholics, 43 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q14875732
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musquodoboit_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musquodoboit_Harbour
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). "Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/musquodoboit-harbour-ns045021-1911/.