D'Escousse, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
D'Escousse was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3010916. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.574°N, 60.958°W.
Population
In 1911, D'Escousse had a population of 740: 375 male and 365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 765 |
| 1911 | 740 |
| 1921 | 574 |
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, D'Escousse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 740 total population, 375 males in the population, 365 females in the population, 245 single (never-married) males, 215 single (never-married) females, 134 families, 120 married females, 119 married males, 30 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 765 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 579 persons of French origin, 77 persons of British origin (English), 77 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 660 Roman Catholics, 64 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 134 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3010916
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Escousse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%27Escousse
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). "D'Escousse, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/d-escousse-ns051005-1911/.