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 1,081. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.501°N, 61.006°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Joseph had a population of 1,081: 519 male and 562 female residents. Population density was 20.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,092 |
| 1911 | 1,081 |
| 1921 | 1,065 |
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, 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 | 970 |
| POP F | 562 |
| POP M | 519 |
| POP TOT | 1,081 |
Other recorded variables (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 4 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 11 |
| DWELLINGS | 148 |
| F MARRIED | 157 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 371 |
| F WIDOWED | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 148 |
| FRENCH | 1,066 |
| M MARRIED | 162 |
| M SINGLE | 341 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,077 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013019— 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-ns047019-1911/.