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 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 density was 42.7 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 909 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 79 |
| BAPTISTS | 509 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 631 |
| BRIT IRISH | 102 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 99 |
| CHRISTIANS | 8 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 29 |
| DWELLINGS | 204 |
| F MARRIED | 171 |
| F SINGLE | 241 |
| F WIDOWED | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FRENCH | 10 |
| GERMAN | 33 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 175 |
| M SINGLE | 258 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 191 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 57 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 20 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 37 |
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: 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). "Somerset, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/somerset-ns048015-1911/.