Kentville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Kentville, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,304. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q992432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.070°N, 64.493°W.
Population
In 1911, Kentville, T-V had a population of 2,304: 1,123 male and 1,181 female residents. Population density was 2296.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,731 |
| 1911 | 2,304 |
| 1921 | 2,717 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Kentville, T-V, 1901 (14.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Kentville, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,731 |
| POP F | 1,181 |
| POP M | 1,123 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 278.26 |
| POP TOT | 2,304 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 9 |
| ANGLICANS | 551 |
| AREA ACRES | 5,300 |
| AREA SQ MI | 8.28 |
| BAPTISTS | 842 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,262 |
| BRIT IRISH | 351 |
| BRIT OTHER | 35 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 301 |
| CHINESE | 2 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 48 |
| DWELLINGS | 430 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 400 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 673 |
| F WIDOWED | 100 |
| FAMILIES | 471 |
| FRENCH | 30 |
| GERMAN | 190 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 19 |
| JEWS | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 402 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 16 |
| M SINGLE | 681 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 246 |
| NEGRO | 12 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 266 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 256 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 18 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 50 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS048016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS014016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q992432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville
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). "Kentville, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/kentville-t-v-ns048016-1911/.