Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Pubnico Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 783. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.730°N, 65.782°W.
Population
In 1911, Pubnico Head had a population of 783: 410 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 54.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,091 |
| 1901 | 911 |
| 1911 | 783 |
| 1921 | 601 |
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, Pubnico Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 601 |
| POP F | 373 |
| POP M | 410 |
| POP TOT | 783 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 736 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 765 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 156 |
| F MARRIED | 147 |
| F SINGLE | 202 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| INDIAN | 8 |
| M MARRIED | 152 |
| M SINGLE | 241 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 13 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021015— 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). "Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pubnico-head-ns053015-1911/.