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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,007 total population, 536 males in the population, 471 females in the population, 381 single (never-married) males, 300 single (never-married) females, 149 families, 138 married males, 136 married females, 35 widowed females, 17 widowed males. 1,092 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 602 persons of British origin (English), 150 persons of British origin (Irish), 129 persons of Dutch origin, 90 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of French origin, 11 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 600 Anglicans (Church of England), 343 Roman Catholics, 63 Presbyterians, 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 144 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.