Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Belleisle was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 849. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4883781. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.830°N, 65.419°W.
Population
In 1911, Belleisle had a population of 849: 442 male and 407 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,006 |
| 1881 | 1,090 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 849 |
| 1921 | 787 |
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, Belleisle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 849 total population, 442 males in the population, 407 females in the population, 280 single (never-married) males, 226 single (never-married) females, 175 families, 152 married males, 146 married females, 35 widowed females, 10 widowed males. 968 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 710 persons of British origin (English), 75 persons of German origin, 40 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of British origin (Irish). 7 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 344 Baptists, 311 Anglicans (Church of England), 176 Methodists, 14 Presbyterians, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 174 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4883781
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleisle,_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). "Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleisle-ns037002-1911/.