Waughs River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Waughs River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 445. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.704°N, 63.229°W.
Population
In 1911, Waughs River had a population of 445: 219 male and 226 female residents. Population density was 20.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,287 |
| 1911 | 445 |
| 1921 | 432 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Waughs River, 1901 (63.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Waughs River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,287 |
| POP F | 226 |
| POP M | 219 |
| POP TOT | 445 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 48 |
| BAPTISTS | 22 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 18 |
| BRIT IRISH | 41 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 287 |
| CHRISTIANS | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 108 |
| F MARRIED | 76 |
| F SINGLE | 125 |
| F WIDOWED | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 108 |
| FRENCH | 33 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 71 |
| M SINGLE | 140 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 85 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 276 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 4 |
| SWISS | 60 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007023— 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). "Waughs River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/waughs-river-ns041023-1911/.