Northwest Arm, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Northwest Arm was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.637°N, 63.633°W.
Population
In 1911, Northwest Arm had a population of 762: 386 male and 376 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 481 |
| 1911 | 762 |
| 1921 | 2,102 |
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, Northwest Arm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 762 total population, 386 males in the population, 376 females in the population, 244 single (never-married) males, 220 single (never-married) females, 149 families, 134 married females, 134 married males, 18 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given. 481 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 477 persons of British origin (English), 90 persons of Dutch origin, 77 persons of British origin (Irish), 71 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 28 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 427 Anglicans (Church of England), 141 Roman Catholics, 132 Presbyterians, 34 Methodists, 23 Baptists, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 149 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011024— 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). "Northwest Arm, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/northwest-arm-ns045022-1911/.