Belleville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Belleville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,252. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2894905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.893°N, 65.841°W.
Population
In 1911, Belleville had a population of 1,252: 642 male and 610 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,241 |
| 1901 | 1,352 |
| 1911 | 1,252 |
| 1921 | 1,158 |
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, Belleville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,252 total population, 642 males in the population, 610 females in the population, 417 single (never-married) males, 356 single (never-married) females, 221 families, 214 married females, 214 married males, 40 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 1,352 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 1,011 persons of French origin, 235 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 3 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,064 Roman Catholics, 182 Baptists, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Presbyterians, 1 Anglicans (Church of England). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 215 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2894905
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville,_Nova_Scotia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Belleville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleville-ns053003-1911/.