Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 611. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.243°N, 64.476°W.
Population
In 1911, Petite Rivière had a population of 611: 293 male and 318 female residents. Population density was 28.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 611 |
| 1921 | 944 |
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, Petite Rivière 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 | 677 |
| POP F | 318 |
| POP M | 293 |
| POP TOT | 611 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 163 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 94 |
| BRIT IRISH | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 136 |
| F MARRIED | 143 |
| F SINGLE | 149 |
| F WIDOWED | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 466 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 64 |
| M MARRIED | 141 |
| M SINGLE | 149 |
| M WIDOWED | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 347 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 14 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS015033— 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). "Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/petite-rivi-re-ns049029-1911/.