Marshalls, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Marshalls was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.558°N, 65.740°W.
Population
In 1911, Marshalls had a population of 1,021: 535 male and 486 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 936 |
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, Marshalls shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,021 total population, 535 males in the population, 486 females in the population, 313 single (never-married) males, 242 single (never-married) females, 227 families, 196 married females, 194 married males, 48 widowed females, 28 widowed males. 1,199 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 691 persons of British origin (English), 226 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (Irish). 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 599 Baptists, 192 Roman Catholics, 99 Methodists, 59 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 31 Anglicans (Church of England), 25 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Disciples of Christ, 6 Presbyterians, 1 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 227 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS043010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS009011— 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). "Marshalls, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/marshalls-ns043010-1911/.