North Cape Island (Centreville), Nova Scotia (1911 census)
North Cape Island (Centreville) was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,140. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.506°N, 65.603°W.
Population
In 1911, North Cape Island (Centreville) had a population of 1,140: 583 male and 557 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,140 |
| 1921 | 1,123 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Doctor Cove, 1901 (40.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained North Cape Island, 1901 (59.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, North Cape Island (Centreville) 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 1,140 total population, 583 males in the population, 557 females in the population, 375 single (never-married) males, 321 single (never-married) females, 228 families, 200 married females, 200 married males, 36 widowed females, 8 widowed males. 1,026 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 959 persons of British origin (English), 82 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 61 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of French origin, 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of German origin. 15 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 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 940 Baptists, 135 Adventists, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 15 Jews, 11 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Presbyterians, 8 Roman Catholics, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Methodists, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 192 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019007— 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). "North Cape Island (Centreville), Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/north-cape-island-centreville-ns052006-1911/.