French Village, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
French Village was a village in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 832. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5501952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.696°N, 63.819°W.
Population
In 1911, French Village had a population of 832: 450 male and 382 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 827 |
| 1911 | 832 |
| 1921 | 761 |
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, French Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 827 |
| POP F | 382 |
| POP M | 450 |
| POP TOT | 832 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 63 |
| ANGLICANS | 540 |
| BAPTISTS | 119 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 216 |
| BRIT IRISH | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 15 |
| DWELLINGS | 152 |
| F MARRIED | 138 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 221 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FRENCH | 288 |
| GERMAN | 235 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 141 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 293 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 78 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 16 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 51 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5501952
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). "French Village, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/french-village-ns045009-1911/.