Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Shoal Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,007. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.805°N, 62.741°W.
Population
In 1911, Shoal Bay had a population of 1,007: 536 male and 471 female residents. Population density was 36.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,092 |
| 1911 | 1,007 |
| 1921 | 844 |
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, Shoal Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,092 |
| POP F | 471 |
| POP M | 536 |
| POP TOT | 1,007 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 600 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 602 |
| BRIT IRISH | 150 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 90 |
| DUTCH | 129 |
| DWELLINGS | 144 |
| F MARRIED | 136 |
| F SINGLE | 300 |
| F WIDOWED | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FRENCH | 25 |
| GERMAN | 11 |
| M MARRIED | 138 |
| M SINGLE | 381 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 63 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 343 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011036— 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). "Shoal Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/shoal-bay-ns045033-1911/.