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 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 density was 27.9 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 968 |
| POP F | 407 |
| POP M | 442 |
| POP TOT | 849 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 311 |
| BAPTISTS | 344 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 710 |
| BRIT IRISH | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 40 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 174 |
| F MARRIED | 146 |
| F SINGLE | 226 |
| F WIDOWED | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| GERMAN | 75 |
| M MARRIED | 152 |
| M SINGLE | 280 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 176 |
| NEGRO | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 14 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2 |
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: 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). "Belleisle, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleisle-ns037002-1911/.