Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Scotch Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 673. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.045°N, 63.986°W.
Population
In 1911, Scotch Village had a population of 673: 343 male and 330 female residents. Population density was 32.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,611 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 705 |
| 1911 | 673 |
| 1921 | 663 |
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, Scotch Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 705 |
| POP F | 330 |
| POP M | 343 |
| POP TOT | 673 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 111 |
| BAPTISTS | 216 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 298 |
| BRIT IRISH | 50 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 265 |
| DISCIPLES | 35 |
| DWELLINGS | 137 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 103 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 196 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 137 |
| FRENCH | 17 |
| GERMAN | 42 |
| M MARRIED | 108 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 214 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 154 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 150 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012012— 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). "Scotch Village, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotch-village-ns046013-1911/.