Avondale, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Avondale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4829279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.028°N, 64.091°W.
Population
In 1911, Avondale had a population of 689: 354 male and 335 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1911 | 689 |
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, Avondale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 689 total population, 354 males in the population, 335 females in the population, 226 single (never-married) males, 206 single (never-married) females, 130 families, 113 married males, 107 married females, 21 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given. 613 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 540 persons of British origin (English), 77 persons of British origin (Irish), 63 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of German origin, 3 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 397 Methodists, 123 Baptists, 108 Presbyterians, 56 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Roman Catholics, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 130 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS046001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4829279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avondale,_Hants,_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). "Avondale, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/avondale-ns046001-1911/.