Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Smith Cove was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 346. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.598°N, 65.691°W.
Population
In 1911, Smith Cove had a population of 346: 163 male and 183 female residents. Population density was 51.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 507 |
| 1891 | 406 |
| 1901 | 378 |
| 1911 | 346 |
| 1921 | 418 |
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, Smith Cove shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 378 |
| POP F | 183 |
| POP M | 163 |
| POP TOT | 346 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 14 |
| BAPTISTS | 265 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 336 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 3 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 87 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 66 |
| F SINGLE | 96 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 87 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 68 |
| M SINGLE | 89 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 21 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009022— 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). "Smith Cove, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/smith-cove-ns043018-1911/.