West Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
West Bay was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 61.164°W.
Population
In 1911, West Bay had a population of 1,145: 682 male and 463 female residents. Population density was 40.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 713 |
| 1911 | 1,145 |
| 1921 | 637 |
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 Strath Lorne, 1901 (94.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, West Bay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,681 |
| POP F | 463 |
| POP M | 682 |
| POP TOT | 1,145 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 14 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 34 |
| BAPTISTS | 13 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 63 |
| BRIT IRISH | 29 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 693 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 22 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 195 |
| F MARRIED | 142 |
| F SINGLE | 278 |
| F WIDOWED | 43 |
| FAMILIES | 200 |
| FRENCH | 143 |
| GREEK | 6 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 166 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 205 |
| M SINGLE | 468 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 628 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 314 |
| RUSSIAN | 136 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013021— 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). "West Bay, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/west-bay-ns047021-1911/.