Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Woods Harbour was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,171. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.570°N, 65.707°W.
Population
In 1911, Woods Harbour had a population of 1,171: 593 male and 578 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,134 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,171 |
| 1921 | 1,060 |
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, Woods Harbour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,171 total population, 593 males in the population, 578 females in the population, 362 single (never-married) males, 327 single (never-married) females, 230 families, 206 married males, 205 married females, 39 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 8 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 1 divorced females. 1,186 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 901 persons of British origin (English), 142 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 86 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of French origin, 5 persons of German origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 935 Baptists, 168 Adventists, 23 Methodists, 15 Anglicans (Church of England), 9 Roman Catholics, 7 Jews, 5 Presbyterians, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 206 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS052029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS019014— 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). "Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/woods-harbour-ns052029-1911/.