Falmouth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Falmouth was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q291134. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.990°N, 64.237°W.
Population
In 1911, Falmouth had a population of 914: 445 male and 469 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,598 |
| 1881 | 903 |
| 1891 | 829 |
| 1901 | 925 |
| 1911 | 914 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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, Falmouth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 914 total population, 469 females in the population, 445 males in the population, 286 single (never-married) females, 277 single (never-married) males, 173 families, 156 married females, 156 married males, 26 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 925 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 821 persons of British origin (English), 19 persons of German origin, 15 persons of British origin (Irish), 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). 47 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 353 Baptists, 248 Methodists, 218 Anglicans (Church of England), 73 Presbyterians, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 168 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS046003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS012003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q291134
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falmouth,_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). "Falmouth, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/falmouth-ns046003-1911/.