Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Louisburg, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,006. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3263622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.135°N, 60.181°W.
Population
In 1911, Louisburg, T-V had a population of 1,006: 1,427 male and 1,162 female residents. Population density was 3040.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,446 |
| 1881 | 999 |
| 1891 | 1,116 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,006 |
| 1921 | 1,152 |
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 Louisburg, T-V, 1901 (2.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Louisburg, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,730 area in acres, 3,039.96 population per square mile, 1,427 males in the population, 1,162 females in the population, 1,006 total population, 964 single (never-married) males, 716 single (never-married) females, 448 families, 447 married males, 406 married females, 40 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.83 area in square miles. 9,909 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 424 persons of British origin (English), 362 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 138 persons of British origin (Irish), 51 persons of German origin, 23 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Chinese origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 295 Presbyterians, 285 Anglicans (Church of England), 242 Roman Catholics, 145 Methodists, 35 Baptists, 3 Jews, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 440 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3263622
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisbourg_(Nouvelle-%C3%89cosse)
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). "Louisburg, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/louisburg-t-v-ns040021-1911/.