Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Trout Brook was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 571. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 60.042°W.
Population
In 1911, Trout Brook had a population of 571: 1,224 male and 1,051 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 881 |
| 1891 | 902 |
| 1901 | 674 |
| 1911 | 571 |
| 1921 | 419 |
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, Trout Brook shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,224 males in the population, 1,051 females in the population, 850 single (never-married) males, 676 single (never-married) females, 571 total population, 375 families, 349 married males, 318 married females, 57 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 549 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 466 Presbyterians, 101 Roman Catholics, 4 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 375 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William McKay | 1847–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006027— 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). "Trout Brook, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/trout-brook-ns040016-1911/.