Scotsman Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Scotsman Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7435452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.285°N, 64.408°W.
Population
In 1911, Scotsman Bay had a population of 466: 235 male and 231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 544 |
| 1911 | 466 |
| 1921 | 447 |
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, Scotsman Bay 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 466 total population, 235 males in the population, 231 females in the population, 134 single (never-married) males, 126 single (never-married) females, 92 families, 92 married females, 90 married males, 13 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 398 persons of British origin (English), 25 persons of German origin, 22 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 226 Baptists, 108 Methodists, 93 Adventists, 14 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Roman Catholics, 7 Presbyterians, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 92 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7435452
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_Bay,_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). "Scotsman Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/scotsman-bay-ns048013-1911/.