Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Nine Mile River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,067. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7038393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.027°N, 63.518°W.
Population
In 1911, Nine Mile River had a population of 1,067: 552 male and 515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,620 |
| 1881 | 1,196 |
| 1891 | 1,130 |
| 1901 | 1,140 |
| 1911 | 1,067 |
| 1921 | 1,048 |
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, Nine Mile River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,067 total population, 552 males in the population, 515 females in the population, 343 single (never-married) males, 307 single (never-married) females, 238 families, 176 married females, 170 married males, 27 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 13 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females. 1,140 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 532 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 201 persons of British origin (English), 142 persons of British origin (Irish), 94 persons of German origin, 29 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 409 Presbyterians, 321 Roman Catholics, 131 Methodists, 99 Anglicans (Church of England), 56 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 35 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 32 Baptists, 18 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 238 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| James Glode | 1831–1936 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7038393
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Mile_River,_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). "Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/nine-mile-river-ns046008-1911/.