Sonora, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Sonora was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 340. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.079°N, 61.903°W.
Population
In 1911, Sonora had a population of 340: 176 male and 164 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 322 |
| 1911 | 340 |
| 1921 | 274 |
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, Sonora 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 340 total population, 176 males in the population, 164 females in the population, 121 single (never-married) males, 97 single (never-married) females, 61 families, 50 married females, 50 married males, 17 widowed females, 5 widowed males. 322 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 127 persons of British origin (Irish), 104 persons of British origin (English), 77 persons of Dutch origin, 32 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 160 Baptists, 131 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Presbyterians, 23 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 61 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS044025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS010029_1901— 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). "Sonora, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/sonora-ns044025-1911/.