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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7178375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.470°N, 64.645°W.
Population
In 1911, Petite Rivière had a population of 611: 293 male and 318 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,572 |
| 1881 | 3,250 |
| 1891 | 3,415 |
| 1901 | 572 |
| 1911 | 611 |
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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 611 total population, 318 females in the population, 293 males in the population, 155 families, 149 single (never-married) females, 149 single (never-married) males, 143 married females, 141 married males, 26 widowed females, 3 widowed males. 677 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 466 persons of German origin, 94 persons of British origin (English), 20 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 16 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of French origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 4 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 347 Methodists, 163 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Lutherans, 14 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Baptists, 7 Jews, 5 Roman Catholics, 2 Presbyterians, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 136 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS049029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS049029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7178375
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/.