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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 231 |
| POP M | 235 |
| POP TOT | 466 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 93 |
| ANGLICANS | 14 |
| BAPTISTS | 226 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 398 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 22 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 3 |
| DWELLINGS | 92 |
| F MARRIED | 92 |
| F SINGLE | 126 |
| F WIDOWED | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 92 |
| FRENCH | 1 |
| GERMAN | 25 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 90 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 134 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 108 |
| MORMONS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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
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/.