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 density was 126.2 people per square mile.
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:
- Bedford Basin
- Ferguson Cove
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 4
- Halifax, Ward—Quartier No. 6
- Spryfield (Prospect Road)
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 481 |
| POP F | 376 |
| POP M | 386 |
| POP TOT | 762 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 427 |
| BAPTISTS | 23 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 477 |
| BRIT IRISH | 77 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 71 |
| DUTCH | 90 |
| DWELLINGS | 149 |
| F MARRIED | 134 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 220 |
| F WIDOWED | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 28 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 134 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 244 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 34 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 132 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 141 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
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/.