L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
L'Ardoise was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 60.696°W.
Population
In 1911, L'Ardoise had a population of 780: 431 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 25.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 858 |
| 1901 | 885 |
| 1911 | 780 |
| 1921 | 694 |
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, L'Ardoise shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 885 |
| POP F | 349 |
| POP M | 431 |
| POP TOT | 780 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BRIT ENGLISH | 14 |
| BRIT IRISH | 71 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 97 |
| DWELLINGS | 145 |
| F MARRIED | 112 |
| F SINGLE | 216 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FRENCH | 598 |
| M MARRIED | 119 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 292 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 80 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 699 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS051009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS018009— 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). "L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/l-ardoise-ns051009-1911/.