Toney River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Toney River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.760°N, 62.959°W.
Population
In 1911, Toney River had a population of 530: 276 male and 254 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 643 |
| 1911 | 530 |
| 1921 | 515 |
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, Toney River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 530 total population, 276 males in the population, 254 females in the population, 173 single (never-married) males, 141 single (never-married) females, 110 families, 93 married females, 92 married males, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 643 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 478 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of British origin (English), 21 persons of British origin (Irish), 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 494 Presbyterians, 15 Baptists, 13 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 110 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS050031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS016033— 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). "Toney River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/toney-river-ns050031-1911/.