Tusket, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Tusket was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.816°N, 66.091°W.
Population
In 1911, Tusket had a population of 1,611: 868 male and 743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,486 |
| 1891 | 1,699 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,611 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Amiraults Hill, 1921 (3.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Tusket shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,611 total population, 868 males in the population, 743 females in the population, 565 single (never-married) males, 424 single (never-married) females, 292 families, 279 married males, 263 married females, 56 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 1 divorced males. 693 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 1,281 persons of French origin, 243 persons of British origin (English), 37 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of Italian origin. 12 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 10 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,326 Roman Catholics, 195 Baptists, 40 Anglicans (Church of England), 29 Methodists, 13 Presbyterians, 6 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 280 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS053018— 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). "Tusket, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/tusket-ns053018-1911/.