Acadia Mines, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Acadia Mines was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,254. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6671173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.495°N, 63.666°W.
Population
In 1911, Acadia Mines had a population of 1,254: 637 male and 617 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,074 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 783 |
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, Acadia Mines shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,254 total population, 637 males in the population, 617 females in the population, 393 single (never-married) males, 336 single (never-married) females, 281 families, 233 married females, 219 married males, 47 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 2 legally separated males, 1 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,074 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 396 persons of British origin (English), 381 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 305 persons of British origin (Irish), 57 persons of Swiss origin, 44 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of French origin, 20 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 15 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 443 Presbyterians, 202 Methodists, 193 Anglicans (Church of England), 174 Baptists, 172 Roman Catholics, 32 Salvation Army adherents, 20 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 13 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 279 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS041001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS007001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6671173
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonderry,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Acadia Mines, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/acadia-mines-ns041001-1911/.