Midville Branch, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Midville Branch was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 769. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.448°N, 64.382°W.
Population
In 1911, Midville Branch had a population of 769: 404 male and 365 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 761 |
| 1911 | 769 |
| 1921 | 523 |
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, Midville Branch shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 769 total population, 404 males in the population, 365 females in the population, 235 single (never-married) males, 177 single (never-married) females, 157 married females, 154 married males, 145 families, 31 widowed females, 15 widowed males. 866 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 666 persons of German origin, 44 persons of French origin, 28 persons of British origin (English), 16 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 512 Lutherans, 116 Baptists, 61 Presbyterians, 37 Anglicans (Church of England), 32 Methodists, 7 Congregationalists, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 140 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015023— 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). "Midville Branch, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/midville-branch-ns049023-1911/.