Meadowvale, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Meadowvale was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.941°N, 65.002°W.
Population
In 1911, Meadowvale had a population of 874: 461 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 687 |
| 1901 | 776 |
| 1911 | 874 |
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, Meadowvale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 874 total population, 461 males in the population, 413 females in the population, 280 single (never-married) males, 230 single (never-married) females, 179 families, 163 married males, 160 married females, 22 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 776 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 542 persons of British origin (English), 129 persons of German origin, 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 82 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of French origin. 2 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. 1 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 472 Baptists, 218 Methodists, 129 Presbyterians, 30 Roman Catholics, 13 Lutherans, 10 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Adventists, 1 Jews, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 177 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS037016— 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). "Meadowvale, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/meadowvale-ns037016-1911/.