Pugwash River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Pugwash River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 732. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.815°N, 63.724°W.
Population
In 1911, Pugwash River had a population of 732: 371 male and 361 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 732 |
| 1921 | 669 |
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, Pugwash River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 732 total population, 371 males in the population, 361 females in the population, 216 single (never-married) males, 182 single (never-married) females, 158 families, 138 married males, 137 married females, 41 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 1 divorced females. 762 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 283 persons of British origin (English), 273 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 122 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 288 Presbyterians, 177 Methodists, 174 Baptists, 52 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 Roman Catholics, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Brethren, 5 Congregationalists, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 153 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008017— 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). "Pugwash River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pugwash-river-ns042017-1911/.