Pomquet, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Pomquet was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.632°N, 61.858°W.
Population
In 1911, Pomquet had a population of 854: 447 male and 407 female residents. Population density was 31.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 910 |
| 1911 | 854 |
| 1921 | 829 |
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, Pomquet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 910 |
| POP F | 407 |
| POP M | 447 |
| POP TOT | 854 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2 |
| BRIT IRISH | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 189 |
| DWELLINGS | 142 |
| F MARRIED | 141 |
| F SINGLE | 232 |
| F WIDOWED | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FRENCH | 644 |
| M MARRIED | 131 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 298 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 850 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS038012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS005011— 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). "Pomquet, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/pomquet-ns038012-1911/.