Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sandy Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 711. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7417208. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.518°N, 66.056°W.
Population
In 1911, Sandy Cove had a population of 711: 356 male and 355 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Sandy Cove 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 711 total population, 356 males in the population, 355 females in the population, 209 single (never-married) males, 191 single (never-married) females, 164 families, 132 married males, 131 married females, 33 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 754 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 491 persons of British origin (English), 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of British origin (Irish), 46 persons of German origin, 18 persons of French origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 323 Baptists, 281 Methodists, 55 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Roman Catholics, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Presbyterians, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 158 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043017— 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 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). "Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-cove-ns043017-1911/.