St. Joseph, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 923. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.556°N, 62.120°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Joseph had a population of 923: 474 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 14.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,700 |
| 1891 | 1,446 |
| 1901 | 1,285 |
| 1911 | 923 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph W.-O., 1921 (50.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph E., 1921 (50.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,285 |
| POP F | 449 |
| POP M | 474 |
| POP TOT | 923 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT IRISH | 104 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 811 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 189 |
| F MARRIED | 135 |
| F SINGLE | 277 |
| F WIDOWED | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FRENCH | 7 |
| M MARRIED | 136 |
| M SINGLE | 327 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 94 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 829 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038014— 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). "St. Joseph, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/st-joseph-ns038014-1911/.