Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Sandy Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 754. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7417208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 66.056°W.
Population
In 1901, Sandy Cove had a population of 754: 396 male and 358 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,135 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 754 |
| 1911 | 711 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Sandy Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 754 total population, 396 males, 358 females, 255 single males, 194 single females, 161 families, 132 married males, 129 married females, 35 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 159 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS031018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS043017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7417208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Cove,_Digby,_Nova_Scotia
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-cove-ns031018-1901/.