Blandford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 628. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.558°N, 64.118°W.
Population
In 1911, Blandford had a population of 628: 333 male and 295 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 628 |
| 1921 | 579 |
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, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 628 total population, 333 males in the population, 295 females in the population, 196 single (never-married) males, 144 single (never-married) females, 138 families, 126 married males, 123 married females, 28 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 330 persons of German origin, 214 persons of British origin (English), 52 persons of French origin, 23 persons of British origin (Irish), 8 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 598 Anglicans (Church of England), 22 Baptists, 7 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 132 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015003_1911— 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). "Blandford, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/blandford-ns049003-1911/.