Sable River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sable River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 272. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7396253. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.826°N, 65.009°W.
Population
In 1911, Sable River had a population of 272: 135 male and 137 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 927 |
| 1911 | 272 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sable River, 1901 (70.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sable River & Lewis Head, 1921 (70.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sable River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 272 total population, 137 females in the population, 135 males in the population, 81 single (never-married) males, 78 single (never-married) females, 63 families, 52 married females, 52 married males, 7 widowed females, 2 widowed males. 927 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 204 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of French origin, 11 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (other). 11 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 226 Baptists, 20 Methodists, 13 Roman Catholics, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Presbyterians, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 56 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7396253
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). "Sable River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sable-river-ns052025-1911/.