Sambro, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sambro was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 455. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7409092. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.490°N, 63.613°W.
Population
In 1911, Sambro had a population of 455: 248 male and 207 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 440 |
| 1881 | 494 |
| 1901 | 503 |
| 1911 | 455 |
| 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, Sambro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 455 total population, 248 males in the population, 207 females in the population, 167 single (never-married) males, 125 single (never-married) females, 82 families, 70 married females, 70 married males, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 503 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 360 persons of British origin (English), 57 persons of German origin, 23 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 14 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 343 Methodists, 90 Roman Catholics, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Presbyterians, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 79 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7409092
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambro,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Sambro, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sambro-ns045029-1911/.