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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7984401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.215°N, 61.234°W.
Population
In 1911, West Bay had a population of 1,145: 682 male and 463 female residents.
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).
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,145 total population, 682 males in the population, 468 single (never-married) males, 463 females in the population, 278 single (never-married) females, 205 married males, 200 families, 142 married females, 43 widowed females, 9 widowed males. 1,681 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 693 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 143 persons of French origin, 136 persons of Russian origin, 63 persons of British origin (English), 34 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 29 persons of British origin (Irish), 22 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of Scandinavian origin, 6 persons of Greek origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 628 Presbyterians, 314 Roman Catholics, 166 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 14 Anglicans (Church of England), 13 Baptists, 7 Methodists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 195 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: Q7984401
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bay,_Inverness_County
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/.