Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Blockhouse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 833. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.469°N, 64.469°W.
Population
In 1911, Blockhouse had a population of 833: 448 male and 385 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,888 |
| 1891 | 4,153 |
| 1901 | 905 |
| 1911 | 833 |
| 1921 | 483 |
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, Blockhouse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 833 total population, 448 males in the population, 385 females in the population, 266 single (never-married) males, 195 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 163 married males, 159 married females, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males. 905 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 511 persons of German origin, 252 persons of French origin, 37 persons of British origin (English), 23 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 394 Anglicans (Church of England), 265 Lutherans, 83 Presbyterians, 64 Baptists, 25 Methodists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 116 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015004_1901— 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). "Blockhouse, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/blockhouse-ns049004-1911/.