First South, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
First South was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.273°N, 64.406°W.
Population
In 1911, First South had a population of 670: 354 male and 316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 616 |
| 1911 | 670 |
| 1921 | 646 |
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, First South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 670 total population, 354 males in the population, 316 females in the population, 229 single (never-married) males, 194 single (never-married) females, 130 families, 125 married males, 122 married females. 1,043 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 670 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 387 Lutherans, 269 Methodists, 8 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Presbyterians, 2 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 125 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015014— 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). "First South, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/first-south-ns049013-1911/.