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 density was 20.0 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 295 |
| POP M | 333 |
| POP TOT | 628 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 598 |
| BAPTISTS | 22 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 214 |
| BRIT IRISH | 23 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 8 |
| DWELLINGS | 132 |
| F MARRIED | 123 |
| F SINGLE | 144 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FRENCH | 52 |
| GERMAN | 330 |
| M MARRIED | 126 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 196 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015003— 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/.