Somerset, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Somerset was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 909. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7559796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.092°N, 64.744°W.
Population
In 1911, Somerset had a population of 909: 455 male and 454 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 939 |
| 1881 | 967 |
| 1891 | 931 |
| 1901 | 904 |
| 1911 | 909 |
| 1921 | 1,019 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Somerset, 1901 (68.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Somerset shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 909 total population, 455 males in the population, 454 females in the population, 258 single (never-married) males, 241 single (never-married) females, 204 families, 175 married males, 171 married females, 42 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 3 legally separated males. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 631 persons of British origin (English), 102 persons of British origin (Irish), 99 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 33 persons of German origin, 29 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 509 Baptists, 191 Methodists, 79 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Presbyterians, 37 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 20 Roman Catholics, 8 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Adventists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 204 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7559796
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset,_Kings_County,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Somerset, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/somerset-ns048015-1911/.