Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Main-à-Dieu was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 60.129°W.
Population
In 1911, Main-à-Dieu had a population of 521: 1,792 male and 1,344 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 990 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 757 |
| 1911 | 521 |
| 1921 | 489 |
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, Main-à-Dieu shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,792 males in the population, 1,344 females in the population, 1,236 single (never-married) males, 824 single (never-married) females, 524 married males, 521 total population, 510 families, 460 married females, 60 widowed females, 32 widowed males. 825 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 309 persons of British origin (English), 187 persons of British origin (Irish), 21 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 431 Roman Catholics, 69 Anglicans (Church of England), 10 Baptists, 8 Presbyterians, 2 Lutherans, 1 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 510 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS040012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS006023— 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). "Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/main-dieu-ns040012-1911/.