Western Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Western Head was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 354. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.007°N, 64.702°W.
Population
In 1911, Western Head had a population of 354: 177 male and 177 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 388 |
| 1911 | 354 |
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, Western Head shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 354 total population, 177 females in the population, 177 males in the population, 97 single (never-married) males, 95 families, 85 single (never-married) females, 76 married females, 74 married males, 16 widowed females, 6 widowed males. 388 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 316 persons of British origin (English), 1 persons of French origin. 37 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 226 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Methodists, 25 Congregationalists, 24 Baptists, 4 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 88 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS052028— 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). "Western Head, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/western-head-ns052028-1911/.