Malagash, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Malagash was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.787°N, 63.336°W.
Population
In 1911, Malagash had a population of 599: 295 male and 304 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 748 |
| 1911 | 599 |
| 1921 | 537 |
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, Malagash 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 599 total population, 304 females in the population, 295 males in the population, 177 single (never-married) males, 155 single (never-married) females, 132 families, 115 married females, 113 married males, 34 widowed females, 5 widowed males. 670 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 332 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 173 persons of British origin (English), 35 persons of British origin (Irish), 29 persons of French origin, 15 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 268 Presbyterians, 267 Methodists, 35 Roman Catholics, 20 Baptists, 7 Anglicans (Church of England), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 132 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008011— 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). "Malagash, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/malagash-ns042012-1911/.