Pictou Island, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Pictou Island was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 195. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.815°N, 62.557°W.
Population
In 1911, Pictou Island had a population of 195: 94 male and 101 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 159 |
| 1911 | 195 |
| 1921 | 228 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 159 |
| POP F | 101 |
| POP M | 94 |
| POP TOT | 195 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 17 |
| BRIT OTHER | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 175 |
| DWELLINGS | 37 |
| F MARRIED | 27 |
| F SINGLE | 65 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 37 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 27 |
| M SINGLE | 63 |
| M WIDOWED | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 179 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016027— 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). "Pictou Island, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pictou-island-ns050026-1911/.