Hillside, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Hillside was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.024°N, 60.151°W.
Population
In 1911, Hillside had a population of 726. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 944 |
| 1881 | 1,030 |
| 1891 | 1,038 |
| 1901 | 954 |
| 1911 | 726 |
| 1921 | 809 |
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, Hillside shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 686 |
| POP F | 314 |
| POP M | 322 |
| POP TOT | 726 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 14 |
| BAPTISTS | 81 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 117 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 603 |
| DWELLINGS | 118 |
| F MARRIED | 94 |
| F SINGLE | 200 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 119 |
| M MARRIED | 97 |
| M SINGLE | 210 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 572 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 59 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006020— 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). "Hillside, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/hillside-ns040010-1911/.