Fall River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Fall River was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5432062. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 63.555°W.
Population
In 1911, Fall River had a population of 760: 367 male and 393 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,004 |
| 1911 | 760 |
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, Fall River 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 760 total population, 393 females in the population, 367 males in the population, 239 single (never-married) females, 220 single (never-married) males, 162 families, 135 married males, 129 married females, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 legally separated males. 1,004 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 212 persons of British origin (English), 192 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 180 persons of British origin (Irish), 89 persons of German origin, 25 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 52 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 207 Roman Catholics, 187 Presbyterians, 154 Anglicans (Church of England), 142 Baptists, 67 Methodists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 162 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS045007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5432062
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_River,_Nova_Scotia
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). "Fall River, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/fall-river-ns045007-1911/.