Seaforth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Seaforth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.670°N, 63.278°W.
Population
In 1911, Seaforth had a population of 218: 117 male and 101 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 270 |
| 1911 | 218 |
| 1921 | 193 |
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, Seaforth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 218 total population, 117 males in the population, 101 females in the population, 67 single (never-married) males, 62 families, 48 single (never-married) females, 43 married males, 42 married females, 11 widowed females, 7 widowed males. 270 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 167 persons of German origin, 33 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 184 Anglicans (Church of England), 14 Roman Catholics, 10 Presbyterians, 5 Baptists, 5 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 62 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011032— 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). "Seaforth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/seaforth-ns045030-1911/.