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 44.435°N, 64.573°W.
Population
In 1911, Midville Branch had a population of 769: 404 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 866 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 404 |
| POP TOT | 769 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 37 |
| BAPTISTS | 116 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 28 |
| BRIT IRISH | 9 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 16 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 140 |
| F MARRIED | 157 |
| F SINGLE | 177 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FRENCH | 44 |
| GERMAN | 666 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 512 |
| M MARRIED | 154 |
| M SINGLE | 235 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 32 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 61 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
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/.