Thorburn, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Thorburn was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.575°N, 62.529°W.
Population
In 1911, Thorburn had a population of 1,159: 576 male and 583 female residents. Population density was 56.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 933 |
| 1911 | 1,159 |
| 1921 | 615 |
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, Thorburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 933 |
| POP F | 583 |
| POP M | 576 |
| POP TOT | 1,159 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 9 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BELGIAN | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 42 |
| BRIT IRISH | 65 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,032 |
| DWELLINGS | 240 |
| F MARRIED | 190 |
| F SINGLE | 347 |
| F WIDOWED | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 188 |
| M SINGLE | 369 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 882 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 254 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016031— 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). "Thorburn, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/thorburn-ns050030-1911/.