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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,159 total population, 583 females in the population, 576 males in the population, 369 single (never-married) males, 347 single (never-married) females, 240 families, 190 married females, 188 married males, 46 widowed females, 19 widowed males. 933 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 1,032 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 65 persons of British origin (Irish), 42 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 882 Presbyterians, 254 Roman Catholics, 10 Baptists, 9 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 240 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.