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 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 density was 28.7 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,352 |
| POP F | 610 |
| POP M | 642 |
| POP TOT | 1,252 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 182 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 235 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 215 |
| F MARRIED | 214 |
| F SINGLE | 356 |
| F WIDOWED | 40 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FRENCH | 1,011 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 214 |
| M SINGLE | 417 |
| M WIDOWED | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,064 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS053003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS021004— 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). "Belleville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/belleville-ns053003-1911/.