Margaretsville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Margaretsville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.032°N, 65.039°W.
Population
In 1911, Margaretsville had a population of 481: 249 male and 232 female residents. Population density was 42.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 703 |
| 1901 | 476 |
| 1911 | 481 |
| 1921 | 507 |
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, Margaretsville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 476 |
| POP F | 232 |
| POP M | 249 |
| POP TOT | 481 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 297 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 466 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 13 |
| DWELLINGS | 120 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 98 |
| F SINGLE | 105 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 100 |
| M SINGLE | 134 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 145 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 27 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004015_1891— 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). "Margaretsville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/margaretsville-ns037015-1911/.