Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Upper South River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.453°N, 61.930°W.
Population
In 1911, Upper South River had a population of 383: 196 male and 187 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 1,401 |
| 1891 | 564 |
| 1901 | 474 |
| 1911 | 383 |
| 1921 | 344 |
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, Upper South River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 474 |
| POP F | 187 |
| POP M | 196 |
| POP TOT | 383 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAPTISTS | 17 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 3 |
| BRIT IRISH | 89 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 290 |
| DWELLINGS | 76 |
| F MARRIED | 53 |
| F SINGLE | 125 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 76 |
| M MARRIED | 53 |
| M SINGLE | 138 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 175 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 191 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005016— 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). "Upper South River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/upper-south-river-ns038016-1911/.