Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Plymouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.766°N, 66.029°W.
Population
In 1911, Plymouth had a population of 816: 418 male and 398 female residents. Population density was 19.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 779 |
| 1911 | 816 |
| 1921 | 675 |
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, Plymouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 832 |
| POP F | 398 |
| POP M | 418 |
| POP TOT | 816 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 27 |
| BAPTISTS | 287 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 387 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 142 |
| F MARRIED | 151 |
| F SINGLE | 234 |
| F WIDOWED | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FRENCH | 416 |
| JEWISH | 2 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 150 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 261 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 55 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 440 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021012— 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). "Plymouth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/plymouth-ns053012-1911/.