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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 1,401 |
| 1891 | 564 |
| 1901 | 474 |
| 1911 | 383 |
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 383 total population, 196 males in the population, 187 females in the population, 138 single (never-married) males, 125 single (never-married) females, 76 families, 53 married females, 53 married males, 9 widowed females, 5 widowed males. 474 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 290 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 89 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of British origin (English). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 191 Roman Catholics, 175 Presbyterians, 17 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 76 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS038016— 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/.