Wedgeport, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)

Wedgeport, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 6,600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.740°N, 65.978°W.

Population

In 1911, Wedgeport, T-V had a population of 6,600: 2,990 male and 3,610 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Wedgeport, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Plymouth

Full census record, 1911

The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 6,600 total population, 3,610 females in the population, 2,990 males in the population, 2,091 single (never-married) females, 1,702 single (never-married) males, 1,427 families, 1,208 married females, 1,196 married males, 298 widowed females, 83 widowed males, 6 divorced females, 6 legally separated females, 6 males with marital status not given, 2 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 1,026 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 3,808 persons of British origin (English), 1,587 persons of French origin, 385 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 258 persons of British origin (Irish), 65 persons of German origin, 19 persons of Scandinavian origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 203 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. 108 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 32 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 2,114 Roman Catholics, 1,936 Baptists, 1,203 Methodists, 535 Anglicans (Church of England), 323 Presbyterians, 203 Congregationalists, 112 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 108 Jews, 93 Salvation Army adherents, 62 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Adventists, 2 Brethren, 2 Lutherans, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)

Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,302 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: NS053020 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_NS021021 — 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). "Wedgeport, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/wedgeport-t-v-ns053020-1911/.