Canard, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Canard was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.137°N, 64.438°W.
Population
In 1911, Canard had a population of 468: 249 male and 219 female residents. Population density was 45.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,446 |
| 1881 | 1,429 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 502 |
| 1911 | 468 |
| 1921 | 422 |
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, Canard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 219 |
| POP M | 249 |
| POP TOT | 468 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 44 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 290 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 439 |
| CHRISTIANS | 13 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 95 |
| F MARRIED | 85 |
| F SINGLE | 118 |
| F WIDOWED | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 99 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 94 |
| M SINGLE | 145 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 77 |
| NEGRO | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 20 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 20 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014003_1871— 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). "Canard, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/canard-ns048003-1911/.