Red Islands, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Red Islands was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.756°N, 60.696°W.
Population
In 1911, Red Islands had a population of 760: 396 male and 364 female residents. Population density was 18.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 776 |
| 1881 | 822 |
| 1891 | 887 |
| 1901 | 814 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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, Red Islands shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 814 |
| POP F | 364 |
| POP M | 396 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT IRISH | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 607 |
| DWELLINGS | 166 |
| F MARRIED | 96 |
| F SINGLE | 236 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 166 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 104 |
| M SINGLE | 269 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 24 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 736 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018013— 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). "Red Islands, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/red-islands-ns051014-1911/.