Shelburne, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Shelburne, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1693101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.770°N, 65.318°W.
Population
In 1911, Shelburne, T-V had a population of 1,435: 714 male and 721 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,789 |
| 1891 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,435 |
| 1921 | 1,360 |
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, Shelburne, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,435 total population, 721 females in the population, 714 males in the population, 441 single (never-married) males, 408 single (never-married) females, 280 families, 238 married females, 238 married males, 75 widowed females, 35 widowed males. 1,445 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 651 persons of British origin (English), 310 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of German origin, 76 persons of British origin (Irish), 36 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Belgian origin. 232 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 2 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 537 Anglicans (Church of England), 376 Methodists, 191 Presbyterians, 176 Baptists, 79 Roman Catholics, 29 Salvation Army adherents, 8 Adventists, 6 Jews, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 280 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1693101
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelburne_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Shelburne, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shelburne-t-v-ns052032-1911/.