Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Pleasant Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 284. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3392170. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.271°N, 61.085°W.
Population
In 1911, Pleasant Bay had a population of 284: 164 male and 120 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 235 |
| 1901 | 304 |
| 1911 | 284 |
| 1921 | 270 |
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, Pleasant Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 284 total population, 164 males in the population, 120 females in the population, 116 single (never-married) males, 67 single (never-married) females, 52 families, 42 married females, 42 married males, 11 widowed females, 6 widowed males. 1,029 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 281 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 213 Presbyterians, 71 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 52 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3392170
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Bay,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasant_Bay
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). "Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pleasant-bay-ns047013-1911/.