Sandy Point, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sandy Point was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.704°N, 65.297°W.
Population
In 1911, Sandy Point had a population of 560: 290 male and 270 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 485 |
| 1901 | 495 |
| 1911 | 560 |
| 1921 | 521 |
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 Point shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 560 total population, 290 males in the population, 270 females in the population, 182 single (never-married) males, 160 single (never-married) females, 102 families, 96 married females, 94 married males, 14 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 495 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 523 persons of British origin (English), 15 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of German origin, 4 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 259 Baptists, 224 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Methodists, 24 Presbyterians, 6 Roman Catholics, 4 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 101 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019012_1891— 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). "Sandy Point, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sandy-point-ns052026-1911/.