Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sheet Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,354. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7492525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.925°N, 62.523°W.
Population
In 1911, Sheet Harbour had a population of 1,354: 699 male and 655 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,583 |
| 1911 | 1,354 |
| 1921 | 974 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sober Island, 1921 (24.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sheet Harbour, 1921 (75.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sheet Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,354 total population, 699 males in the population, 655 females in the population, 470 single (never-married) males, 419 single (never-married) females, 235 families, 225 married females, 217 married males, 11 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 1,583 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 477 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 321 persons of British origin (English), 237 persons of German origin, 185 persons of British origin (Irish), 98 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of French origin. 22 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 661 Anglicans (Church of England), 416 Roman Catholics, 269 Presbyterians, 5 Baptists, 2 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 230 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7492525
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_Harbour
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). "Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sheet-harbour-ns045031-1911/.