Lequille, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Lequille was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 825. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.697°N, 65.475°W.
Population
In 1911, Lequille had a population of 825: 417 male and 408 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 922 |
| 1901 | 871 |
| 1911 | 825 |
| 1921 | 759 |
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, Lequille shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 825 total population, 417 males in the population, 408 females in the population, 251 single (never-married) males, 227 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 155 married males, 150 married females, 31 widowed females, 11 widowed males. 871 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 533 persons of British origin (English), 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 55 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 39 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin. 100 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 28 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 469 Anglicans (Church of England), 180 Baptists, 90 Roman Catholics, 46 Methodists, 37 Presbyterians, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 181 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004013_1921— 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). "Lequille, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/lequille-ns037013-1911/.